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Buy Now — Week 5, February 1, 2026

Buy Now (vault) recap for the week ending February 1, 2026.

Published February 1, 2026·Fanatics Buy Now — Feb 1, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
8,997
Total (w/ premium)
$2.06M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$229
per lot
Median total
$19
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports45%
4,088lots·$1.39Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG48%
4,342lots·$638Ktotal
Misc6%
567lots·$36Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
47%
PSA
31%
Other
13%
Auth
5%
BGS
2%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
19%
$10–25
36%
$25–50
16%
$50–100
10%
$100–250
8%
$250–1k
6%
$1k+
4%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Feb 1, 2026Latest8,997$2.06M+24.9%+27.1%
Jan 25, 20266,211$1.65M-0.5%+2.7%
Jan 18, 20267,864$1.66M+6.7%+6.7%
Jan 11, 20266,343$1.56M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Feb 1, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 48.3%
Sports Cards: 45.4%
Memorabilia/Misc: 6.3%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Feb 1, 2026
CGC: 46.6%
PSA: 30.6%
Other: 13.3%
CGC AUTH: 5.2%
BGS: 2.4%
SGC: 2.0%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
4,088
Total (w/ premium)
$1.39M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$340
per lot
Median total
$25
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball30%
1,211lots·$619Ktotal
Football28%
1,128lots·$255Ktotal
Baseball34%
1,377lots·$342Ktotal
Hockey2%
90lots·$62Ktotal
Soccer5%
217lots·$97Ktotal
Other Sports2%
63lots·$16Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
44%
Other
23%
CGC
21%
Auth
4%
SGC
4%
BGS
4%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
27%
$10–25
20%
$25–50
18%
$50–100
11%
$100–250
10%
$250–1k
8%
$1k+
6%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
4,342
Total (w/ premium)
$638K
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$147
per lot
Median total
$16
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon91%
3,930lots·$585Ktotal
One Piece5%
199lots·$25Ktotal
Other TCG5%
213lots·$28Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
70%
PSA
21%
Auth
6%
BGS
1%
Other
1%
SGC
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
7%
$10–25
54%
$25–50
15%
$50–100
9%
$100–250
7%
$250–1k
6%
$1k+
2%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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