Fanatics Collect Auction #240 Results – Morikawa, Cano, Schlittler & Tecmo Bowl

Weekly Auction #240 is officially in the books, with 20 Arthur’s Cards & Collectibles listings sold across baseball, football, basketball, golf, Marvel, and Bo Jackson Battle Arena Tecmo Bowl.

The auction generated 174 total bids, with an average buyer price of $37.38 and a median buyer price of $19.80, including the Fanatics Collect buyer’s premium.

Golf produced the highest sale of the week behind a low-numbered Collin Morikawa Exquisite autograph, while Robinson Cano finished close behind with his PSA 10 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks Refractor. Cam Schlittler attracted the most bidding activity of any card in the auction, and one of the Tecmo Bowl Battlefoils delivered one of the week’s biggest surprises.

Weekly Auction #240 at a Glance

Listings sold: 20
Total bids: 174
Average buyer price: $37.38
Median buyer price: $19.80
Listings at $30 or less: 13
Including 10 at $18 or less

Buyer prices include the 20% Fanatics Collect buyer’s premium. Individual results below show both the hammer price (winning bid amount) and final buyer price (winning bid + 20% buyer's premium).

Top Auction Results

2024 Upper Deck Portfolio Golf Exquisite Collection '03 Collin Morikawa Auto /25 DNA 10 PSA 8

Hammer price: $135
Buyer price: $162
Bids: 20

Collin Morikawa finished as the top result in Weekly Auction #240, with his Exquisite Collection autograph /25 reaching a $135 hammer price on 20 bids.

The card brought together several traits that tend to stand out in an auction setting: a recognizable athlete, Exquisite branding, an autograph, and a print run of only 25 copies.

The PSA 8 card grade was paired with a DNA 10 autograph grade, giving the card a strong overall presentation. 

2003 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks Refractor Robinson Cano Prospect #124 PSA 10 Gem Mint

Hammer price: $120
Buyer price: $144
Bids: 15

Robinson Cano finished just behind Morikawa at a $144 buyer price.

This card wasn't the flashiest in the auction, but it was a great example of a good, quality card that combines desirable characteristics to create value: an early-career Bowman Chrome issue, the classic Refractor finish, an established star, and a PSA 10 Gem Mint grade.

Cano’s result also continued a trend we have seen in recent auctions where recognizable late-1990s and early-2000s cards can perform well when the player, product, parallel, and grade all line up.

2026 Bo Jackson Battle Arena Tecmo Bowl Helmets Battlefoil Fear Himself #H272 CGC 10 Gem Mint

Hammer price: $58
Buyer price: $69.60
Bids: 17

One of the biggest surprises of Auction #240 came from the Bo Jackson Battle Arena Tecmo Bowl group.

The Fear Himself Helmets Battlefoil, based on Lawrence Taylor, reached a $58 hammer price and $69.60 buyer price on 17 bids.

That made it the third-highest sale of the entire auction and easily the strongest result among the four Tecmo Bowl cards offered this week.

The fact that a Lawrence Taylor card performed well is not necessarily a surprise. The actual surprise came from the bidding war at the end. This card looked like it could finish under $20 for most of the week before going several rounds into extended bidding and ultimately reaching a $58 hammer price.

2026 Topps Now Road to Opening Day Cam Schlittler Rookie #OD-30 CGC 10 Pristine

Hammer price: $52
Buyer price: $62.40
Bids: 29

Cam Schlittler generated the most bidding activity of the entire auction, receiving 29 bids before finishing at $52.

The CGC 10 Pristine grade certainly helped, but the bidding activity also reflected how much attention Schlittler has generated during his breakout 2026 season.

Interestingly, the card finished fourth in buyer price despite attracting nine more bids than any other listing.

That makes it a useful example of how bidding activity and final price can tell two different parts of the story.

2025 Bowman Chrome Shotaro Morii Prospect Auto #CPA-SM CGC Authentic

Hammer price: $45
Buyer price: $54
Bids: 15

Shotaro Morii rounded out the top five with his Bowman Chrome Prospect Auto reaching a $54 buyer price.

The card was authenticated by CGC rather than numerically graded, but that did not prevent it from attracting 15 bids.

For a 19-year-old prospect who is still early in his professional development, the result shows that collectors are already paying attention to the combination of Morii’s international background, two-way development, and early Bowman Chrome autograph.

Most Active Bidding

Several listings stood out not only because of their final prices, but also because of the amount of bidding activity they generated.

Complete Results by Category

Baseball Results

• Robinson Cano — 2003 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks Refractor Prospect PSA 10 — $144 buyer / $120 hammer
• Cam Schlittler — 2026 Topps Now Road to Opening Day Rookie CGC 10 Pristine — $62.40 / $52
• Shotaro Morii — 2025 Bowman Chrome Prospect Auto CGC Authentic — $54 / $45
• Zac Veen — 2025 Stadium Club Chrome Rookie Auto CGC 9 — $26.40 / $22
• Larry Walker — 1996 Bowman's Best Preview Atomic Refractor PSA 9 — $24 / $20
• Tommy White — 2025 Bowman Chrome Purple Refractor /250 CGC 8 — $13.20 / $11
• Jac Caglianone — 2026 Topps Chrome '91 Silver Pack Rookie PSA 7 — $10.80 / $9
• Jackson Merrill — 2025 Topps Archives Rainbow Foilboard /149 CGC Authentic — $6 / $5

Football Results

• Larry Fitzgerald — 2005 Leaf Limited Silver Spotlight /50 PSA 7 — $38.40 buyer / $32 hammer

Basketball Results

• Cade Cunningham — 2021 Panini Prizm Rookie Variation PSA 9 — $31.20 buyer / $26 hammer

Golf Results

• Collin Morikawa — 2024 Upper Deck Portfolio Golf Exquisite Collection '03 Auto /25 PSA 8 / DNA 10 — $162 buyer / $135 hammer

Marvel Results

• Iron Man — 2025 Topps Chrome Marvel Refractor CGC 9.5 — $15.60 buyer / $13 hammer
• Hercules — 2024 Metal Universe Marvel Avengers Gold FX CGC 10 — $13.20 / $11
• Hawkeye — 2024 Metal Universe Marvel Avengers Grandiose CGC 9.5 — $12 / $10
• Captain America — 2025 Topps Chrome Marvel Yellow Lava Refractor CGC 8.5 — $10.80 / $9
• Miles Morales — 2024 Metal Universe Marvel Avengers Copper FX High Series CGC 8.5 — $9.60 / $8

Bo Jackson Battle Arena Tecmo Bowl Results

• Fear Himself (Lawrence Taylor) — Helmets Battlefoil CGC 10 — $69.60 buyer / $58 hammer
• Billiard (Dalton Hilliard) — 1st Edition Battlefoil CGC 9.5 — $26.40 / $22
• McVillain (Tetairoa McMillan) — 1st Edition Blue Battlefoil CGC 10 — $10.80 / $9
• Lawman (Trevor Lawrence) — Silver Battlefoil CGC 10 — $7.20 / $6

Collector-Friendly Results

Despite several stronger results at the top, most of Weekly Auction #240 remained accessible from a buyer’s perspective.

Of the 20 sold listings, 13 cost buyers $30 or less, including 10 with final buyer prices of $18 or less.

The median buyer price finished at just $19.80, compared with an average of $37.38.

We like to emphasize results like these because, even when it feels as though collectible prices are rising across the board, there are still plenty of cards available at accessible price points.

Collectors were able to pick up graded or authenticated cards of Larry Walker, Jackson Merrill, Jac Caglianone, Tommy White, Iron Man, Miles Morales, Captain America, and several other recognizable names and characters without moving into premium price territory.

Arthur's Market Notes & Insights

Now for the fun part: interpreting the results.

The individual sale prices tell us what happened, but the more interesting question is what—if anything—we can actually take away from them. The following is what we understood the market to be telling us this week.

Bidding Wars Can Hide in Plain Sight

First off, we wanted to recognize two cards that gave us a real “get your popcorn ready” moment late in the auction.

The Fear Himself (Lawrence Taylor) Helmets Battlefoil CGC 10 and the Larry Fitzgerald Silver Spotlight /50 PSA 7 both stayed relatively quiet for most of the week.

With about an hour to go before extended bidding, the Taylor sat at just $11 hammer with five bids, while the Fitzgerald was at $13 with five bids.

At that point, both looked like potential bargains.

Then things changed quickly.

Both cards went multiple rounds into extended bidding, with bidders trading bids back and forth through the final minute of the 30-minute window and into multiple five-minute extensions.

The Taylor eventually finished at $58 hammer, while Fitzgerald reached $32.

It was one of the more entertaining finishes we have watched in a while, and a good reminder that some auctions do not really reveal themselves until the very end.

There are a few takeaways here.

The first is that it can pay to check for potential bargains during the final hour.

In our experience, there are usually at least one or two cards each week sitting below where we would expect them to finish simply because they have not developed much bidding momentum yet.

A card sitting at $5 or $10 with only one or two bids can create an easy assumption: if nobody else seems interested, maybe there is a reason.

Sometimes that instinct will be right.

But every now and then, a card is simply hiding in plain sight.

Sharp bidders who know what they are looking at can sometimes find those spots before the rest of the market catches up.

The second takeaway is that low early bidding does not always mean low demand.

Some collectors wait until late. Others may be tracking several cards and only commit once they see where prices settle. And in extended bidding, one or two determined buyers can change the outcome very quickly.

That is exactly what happened here.

By the time the auction ended, the late bidding had revealed a level of demand that simply wasn’t visible an hour earlier.

Heavy Bidding Does Not Always Mean the Highest Price

Cam Schlittler received 29 bids, easily the highest total in the auction.

Yet his final buyer price of $62.40 ranked fourth overall.

What this showed us above everything else is that Schlittler has excellent liquidity. If his cards are available, there appear to be plenty of collectors willing to buy.

On the flip side, this particular card showed more limited pricing power in the current market. Bidding remained active, but the price appeared to stall once it reached certain levels.

Those are related concepts, but they are not the same thing.

In fact, that can be a common characteristic of highly liquid cards. Strong demand brings in plenty of buyers, but a well-established or widely perceived market value can also keep those buyers disciplined.

A card can therefore attract a lot of bidding without necessarily producing a runaway price.

Not All PSA 8s Are Created Equal

We may be biased here, but the Collin Morikawa Exquisite Collection Auto /25 PSA 8 / DNA 10 might have been one of the better buys in the entire Fanatics auction this week.

Why?

At first glance, the PSA 8 on the label may have made the card easier to overlook, especially in a hobby where collectors have become accustomed to seeing 9s and 10s.

But the PSA 8 deserved some additional context.

For starters, we have opened and handled quite a few golf cards, and in our opinion, the Exquisite Collection cards are among the cleaner and more premium-feeling releases in the category.

The card itself also had plenty going for it: Exquisite branding, an autograph graded DNA 10, and a print run of only 25 copies.

Then there is the player.

Morikawa has seven career PGA TOUR wins and two major championships, and he added another victory this season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He has remained a regular presence near the top of leaderboards throughout 2026, reinforcing that he is still playing at a level where another win can come at any time.

The part we think may have been easiest to miss, though, is the grade itself.

Exquisite cards are produced on substantially thicker stock than a standard trading card. That extra thickness can make edges and corners more vulnerable during production, handling, and grading. There is simply more edge surface exposed, and the heavier stock does not always hold perfectly sharp corners the way a thinner card can.

Because of that, we would view a PSA 8 on a thick-stock Exquisite card differently than we might view a PSA 8 on a standard modern Chrome card.

In that context, the grade looked better to us than the number alone might suggest.

The card ultimately sold for a $135 hammer price and $162 buyer price, and in our view, it was a good example of why collectors should always evaluate the grade in the context of the card rather than looking at the number in isolation.

A numerical grade matters, but it only tells part of the story. Card construction, scarcity, product, player, and the difficulty of grading that particular type of card all matter too.

Tecmo Bowl Collectors Are Starting to Show Their Preferences

The four Bo Jackson Battle Arena Tecmo Bowl cards produced one of the clearest examples of price separation this week.

Fear Himself (Lawrence Taylor) reached $69.60, while Billiard (Dalton Hilliard) finished at $26.40, McVillain (Tetairoa McMillan) at $10.80, and Lawman (Trevor Lawrence) at $7.20.

All four came from the same broader product family, yet the strongest result was nearly 10 times the weakest.

As we get more results from this set, one trend is becoming harder to ignore: the market appears to be treating Battle Arena much like any other card product.

The stronger names and scarcer parallel treatments can command meaningful premiums, but the more common Battlefoils have been much softer. In fact, based on the results we have seen so far, many of the more common versions have so far sold at levels that would make the grading economics difficult to justify.

That has been somewhat surprising given the price of the boxes and the relative difficulty collectors have had obtaining the product.

The expectation with a product that is expensive and difficult to acquire might be that scarcity alone would provide a stronger floor across the set. So far, that does not appear to be happening.

Instead, collectors seem to be separating the cards based on the same things they do in most other products: the athlete behind the character, the rarity of the parallel, visual appeal, and overall collector demand.

The Lawrence Taylor result is a good example. Fear Himself combined a recognizable all-time great with a more distinctive Helmets Battlefoil and clearly separated from the rest of the group.

On the other end, some of the more common Battlefoils have shown that being more difficult to pull does not automatically make a card valuable.

Because the product is still relatively new, the market may simply need more time to develop. But the early results also suggest that demand is becoming selective rather than spreading evenly across the set.

That is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, this could actually be a sign of a healthy secondary market developing for Battle Arena cards. In many established card products, common cards establish a lower baseline while key athletes and desirable parallels create the premium end of the market.

Battle Arena appears to be moving in that same direction.

As more cards reach the secondary market, we should get an increasingly clear picture of which characters, athletes, and parallels collectors are willing to pay up for.

The Player and the Card Can Have Different Markets

The young baseball group produced a wide range of results, and the differences were more interesting than the prices themselves.

Shotaro Morii’s Bowman Chrome Prospect Auto reached a $54 buyer price despite being authenticated rather than numerically graded. That stood out because we have seen PSA 9 examples of the same card sell around the $130 range, while raw copies on eBay have also traded above this result.

That may reflect how much value collectors place on having the numerical grade already established. With PSA’s Value tiers currently paused, the economics of buying an authenticated-but-ungraded card have also changed, since a buyer now faces a much higher grading cost than they would have previously.

The rest of the young baseball group showed a different side of the same idea.

Tommy White’s Bowman Chrome Purple Refractor /250 CGC 8 finished at $13.20, while Jac Caglianone’s Silver Pack rookie PSA 7 reached $10.80 and Jackson Merrill’s Rainbow Foilboard /149 CGC Authentic finished at $6.

All three players entered the auction with reasons for collectors to be paying attention, but recent performance did not lift every card equally.

For younger players especially, the market still seems willing to separate the player from the individual card. Grade, product, autograph status, scarcity, and where the card sits within the hobby’s established hierarchy can matter just as much as what the player did that week.

That can create disappointment on one card—but it can also create opportunity on another.

Final Takeaway

Weekly Auction #240 produced one of the more varied result sheets we have seen recently.

A low-numbered golf autograph led the auction, a PSA 10 early-career baseball card finished close behind, a Lawrence Taylor Tecmo Bowl card came alive in extended bidding, and Cam Schlittler generated more bidding activity than anything else in the lineup.

Just as importantly, the auction showed how many different ways collectors can arrive at value.

Sometimes it was scarcity. Sometimes it was grade. Sometimes it was the athlete behind the card. And in a few cases, the most interesting opportunities appeared when the market initially seemed to be overlooking something.

That is part of what continues to make auctions fun to follow.

The market does not value every card equally—and that is exactly what creates both the bidding battles and the opportunities.