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Buy Now — Week 14, April 5, 2026

Buy Now (vault) recap for the week ending April 5, 2026.

Published April 5, 2026·Fanatics Buy Now — Apr 5, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
12,953
Total (w/ premium)
$2.87M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$221
per lot
Median total
$25
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports55%
7,090lots·$1.73Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG38%
4,943lots·$1.11Mtotal
Misc7%
920lots·$30Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
41%
PSA
32%
Auth
13%
Other
10%
BGS
2%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
22%
$10–25
18%
$25–50
27%
$50–100
11%
$100–250
10%
$250–1k
8%
$1k+
4%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Apr 5, 2026Latest12,953$2.87M+9.6%+1.3%
Mar 29, 20268,679$2.62M-8.9%-10.9%
Mar 22, 20269,224$2.87M-4.3%-4.3%
Mar 15, 202610,748$3.00M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Apr 5, 2026
Sports Cards: 54.7%
Pokemon/TCG: 38.2%
Memorabilia/Misc: 7.1%
Mar 29, 2026
Sports Cards: 49.5%
Pokemon/TCG: 46.0%
Memorabilia/Misc: 4.6%
Mar 22, 2026
Sports Cards: 50.8%
Pokemon/TCG: 43.6%
Memorabilia/Misc: 5.6%
Mar 15, 2026
Sports Cards: 55.1%
Pokemon/TCG: 38.7%
Memorabilia/Misc: 6.2%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Apr 5, 2026
CGC: 40.8%
PSA: 32.0%
CGC AUTH: 13.0%
Other: 10.4%
BGS: 2.2%
SGC: 1.6%
Mar 29, 2026
PSA: 42.1%
CGC: 34.4%
Other: 13.5%
CGC AUTH: 4.5%
BGS: 3.4%
SGC: 2.1%
Mar 22, 2026
PSA: 42.9%
CGC: 35.2%
Other: 10.8%
CGC AUTH: 6.7%
BGS: 2.9%
SGC: 1.5%
Mar 15, 2026
CGC: 37.7%
PSA: 36.0%
Other: 11.2%
CGC AUTH: 10.7%
BGS: 2.7%
SGC: 1.7%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
7,090
Total (w/ premium)
$1.73M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$244
per lot
Median total
$25
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball39%
2,736lots·$719Ktotal
Football18%
1,262lots·$315Ktotal
Baseball33%
2,347lots·$522Ktotal
Hockey2%
176lots·$28Ktotal
Soccer6%
438lots·$130Ktotal
Other Sports2%
128lots·$17Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
32%
PSA
29%
Auth
19%
Other
14%
SGC
3%
BGS
3%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
29%
$10–25
13%
$25–50
31%
$50–100
9%
$100–250
8%
$250–1k
6%
$1k+
4%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
4,943
Total (w/ premium)
$1.11M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$224
per lot
Median total
$42
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon89%
4,413lots·$982Ktotal
One Piece6%
296lots·$61Ktotal
Other TCG5%
234lots·$65Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
49%
PSA
41%
Auth
7%
BGS
2%
Other
1%
SGC
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
5%
$10–25
26%
$25–50
22%
$50–100
16%
$100–250
15%
$250–1k
11%
$1k+
5%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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