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Buy Now — Week 3, January 18, 2026

Buy Now (vault) recap for the week ending January 18, 2026.

Published January 18, 2026·Fanatics Buy Now — Jan 18, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
7,864
Total (w/ premium)
$1.66M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$211
per lot
Median total
$26
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports44%
3,433lots·$1.05Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG49%
3,872lots·$578Ktotal
Misc7%
559lots·$28Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
39%
CGC
37%
Other
15%
Auth
3%
BGS
3%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
18%
$10–25
29%
$25–50
17%
$50–100
14%
$100–250
10%
$250–1k
8%
$1k+
4%
Auction History — Weekly · 3 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Jan 18, 2026Latest7,864$1.66M+6.7%+11.5%
Jan 11, 20266,343$1.56M+9.5%+9.5%
Jan 4, 20264,188$1.42M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Jan 18, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 49.2%
Sports Cards: 43.7%
Memorabilia/Misc: 7.1%
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 18, 2026
PSA: 39.0%
CGC: 37.4%
Other: 15.4%
CGC AUTH: 3.5%
BGS: 2.9%
SGC: 1.9%
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
3,433
Total (w/ premium)
$1.05M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$307
per lot
Median total
$34
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball29%
986lots·$421Ktotal
Football25%
873lots·$210Ktotal
Baseball33%
1,121lots·$272Ktotal
Hockey3%
100lots·$32Ktotal
Soccer8%
287lots·$75Ktotal
Other Sports2%
65lots·$44Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
51%
Other
24%
CGC
14%
BGS
5%
SGC
4%
Auth
3%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
23%
$10–25
18%
$25–50
18%
$50–100
15%
$100–250
12%
$250–1k
9%
$1k+
6%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
3,872
Total (w/ premium)
$578K
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$149
per lot
Median total
$25
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon93%
3,583lots·$472Ktotal
One Piece4%
151lots·$82Ktotal
Other TCG4%
138lots·$24Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
61%
PSA
33%
Auth
4%
BGS
1%
Other
1%
SGC
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
7%
$10–25
42%
$25–50
18%
$50–100
14%
$100–250
10%
$250–1k
7%
$1k+
3%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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