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Buy Now — Week 1, January 4, 2026

Buy Now (vault) recap for the week ending January 4, 2026.

Published January 4, 2026·Fanatics Buy Now — Jan 4, 2026·5 min read

All dollar figures shown are totals including the 20% buyer's premium.

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
4,188
Total (w/ premium)
$1.42M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$340
per lot
Median total
$23
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports33%
1,385lots·$619Ktotal
Pokemon/TCG65%
2,733lots·$786Ktotal
Misc2%
70lots·$17Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
55%
PSA
37%
Auth
3%
BGS
2%
SGC
2%
Other
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
6%
$10–25
45%
$25–50
13%
$50–100
18%
$100–250
8%
$250–1k
7%
$1k+
3%
Auction History — Weekly · 1 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Jan 4, 2026Latest4,188$1.42M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Jan 4, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 65.3%
Sports Cards: 33.1%
Memorabilia/Misc: 1.7%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Jan 4, 2026
CGC: 54.6%
PSA: 36.6%
CGC AUTH: 3.4%
BGS: 2.1%
SGC: 1.8%
Other: 1.6%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
1,385
Total (w/ premium)
$619K
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$447
per lot
Median total
$50
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball29%
407lots·$221Ktotal
Football22%
304lots·$76Ktotal
Baseball36%
503lots·$113Ktotal
Hockey2%
32lots·$160Ktotal
Soccer7%
94lots·$31Ktotal
Other Sports3%
45lots·$19Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
62%
CGC
18%
Auth
6%
BGS
5%
SGC
5%
Other
4%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
11%
$10–25
16%
$25–50
19%
$50–100
23%
$100–250
14%
$250–1k
11%
$1k+
6%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
2,733
Total (w/ premium)
$786K
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$288
per lot
Median total
$16
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon96%
2,615lots·$762Ktotal
One Piece2%
64lots·$11Ktotal
Other TCG2%
54lots·$13Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
73%
PSA
24%
Auth
2%
BGS
1%
SGC
0%
Other
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
3%
$10–25
60%
$25–50
10%
$50–100
15%
$100–250
6%
$250–1k
5%
$1k+
2%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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