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Buy Now — Week 4, January 25, 2026

Buy Now (vault) recap for the week ending January 25, 2026.

Published January 25, 2026·Fanatics Buy Now — Jan 25, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
6,211
Total (w/ premium)
$1.65M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$266
per lot
Median total
$34
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports48%
2,954lots·$1.04Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG47%
2,936lots·$597Ktotal
Misc5%
321lots·$12Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
40%
CGC
36%
Other
16%
Auth
4%
BGS
3%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
18%
$10–25
23%
$25–50
20%
$50–100
12%
$100–250
12%
$250–1k
9%
$1k+
5%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Jan 25, 2026Latest6,211$1.65M-0.5%+6.9%
Jan 18, 20267,864$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 25, 2026
Sports Cards: 47.6%
Pokemon/TCG: 47.3%
Memorabilia/Misc: 5.2%
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 25, 2026
PSA: 39.8%
CGC: 35.9%
Other: 16.1%
CGC AUTH: 3.6%
BGS: 2.9%
SGC: 1.8%
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
2,954
Total (w/ premium)
$1.04M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$353
per lot
Median total
$30
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball31%
921lots·$484Ktotal
Football26%
779lots·$132Ktotal
Baseball33%
964lots·$307Ktotal
Hockey2%
65lots·$25Ktotal
Soccer6%
169lots·$81Ktotal
Other Sports2%
53lots·$16Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
46%
Other
28%
CGC
15%
BGS
5%
SGC
3%
Auth
3%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
25%
$10–25
19%
$25–50
15%
$50–100
11%
$100–250
12%
$250–1k
11%
$1k+
6%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
2,936
Total (w/ premium)
$597K
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$203
per lot
Median total
$39
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon89%
2,612lots·$505Ktotal
One Piece7%
194lots·$38Ktotal
Other TCG4%
130lots·$55Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
56%
PSA
37%
Auth
5%
BGS
2%
Other
1%
SGC
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
7%
$10–25
26%
$25–50
26%
$50–100
15%
$100–250
14%
$250–1k
9%
$1k+
4%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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