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Buy Now — Week 2, January 11, 2026

Buy Now (vault) recap for the week ending January 11, 2026.

Published January 11, 2026·Fanatics Buy Now — Jan 11, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
6,343
Total (w/ premium)
$1.56M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$246
per lot
Median total
$25
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports41%
2,605lots·$1.11Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG55%
3,473lots·$431Ktotal
Misc4%
265lots·$15Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
45%
PSA
37%
Other
11%
Auth
3%
BGS
3%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
15%
$10–25
33%
$25–50
18%
$50–100
12%
$100–250
9%
$250–1k
9%
$1k+
4%
Auction History — Weekly · 2 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Jan 11, 2026Latest6,343$1.56M+9.5%+9.5%
Jan 4, 20264,188$1.42M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Jan 11, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 54.8%
Sports Cards: 41.1%
Memorabilia/Misc: 4.2%
Jan 4, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 65.3%
Sports Cards: 33.1%
Memorabilia/Misc: 1.7%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Jan 11, 2026
CGC: 45.0%
PSA: 37.0%
Other: 10.6%
CGC AUTH: 3.1%
BGS: 2.5%
SGC: 1.7%
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
2,605
Total (w/ premium)
$1.11M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$427
per lot
Median total
$33
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball30%
789lots·$430Ktotal
Football26%
687lots·$220Ktotal
Baseball32%
843lots·$319Ktotal
Hockey3%
72lots·$24Ktotal
Soccer6%
155lots·$111Ktotal
Other Sports2%
56lots·$6.4Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
51%
Other
20%
CGC
17%
BGS
5%
SGC
4%
Auth
3%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
23%
$10–25
19%
$25–50
18%
$50–100
12%
$100–250
10%
$250–1k
12%
$1k+
6%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
3,473
Total (w/ premium)
$431K
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$124
per lot
Median total
$24
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon92%
3,199lots·$391Ktotal
One Piece5%
162lots·$34Ktotal
Other TCG3%
112lots·$6.1Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
67%
PSA
28%
Auth
3%
BGS
1%
Other
0%
SGC
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
6%
$10–25
44%
$25–50
19%
$50–100
13%
$100–250
9%
$250–1k
7%
$1k+
2%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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