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Buy Now — Week 16, April 19, 2026

Buy Now (vault) recap for the week ending April 19, 2026.

Published April 19, 2026·Fanatics Buy Now — Apr 19, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
11,487
Total (w/ premium)
$3.78M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$329
per lot
Median total
$28
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports50%
5,747lots·$2.38Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG41%
4,719lots·$1.31Mtotal
Misc9%
1,021lots·$88Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
40%
PSA
38%
Other
10%
Auth
8%
BGS
3%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
16%
$10–25
16%
$25–50
30%
$50–100
13%
$100–250
11%
$250–1k
10%
$1k+
5%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Apr 19, 2026Latest11,487$3.78M+30.5%+35.3%
Apr 12, 202616,451$2.90M+1.0%+5.6%
Apr 5, 202612,953$2.87M+9.6%+9.6%
Mar 29, 20268,679$2.62M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Apr 19, 2026
Sports Cards: 50.0%
Pokemon/TCG: 41.1%
Memorabilia/Misc: 8.9%
Apr 12, 2026
Sports Cards: 50.9%
Pokemon/TCG: 43.7%
Memorabilia/Misc: 5.3%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Apr 19, 2026
CGC: 39.7%
PSA: 37.7%
Other: 9.5%
CGC AUTH: 8.2%
BGS: 2.5%
SGC: 2.3%
Apr 12, 2026
CGC: 41.8%
PSA: 32.6%
CGC AUTH: 14.4%
Other: 8.0%
BGS: 1.9%
SGC: 1.3%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
5,747
Total (w/ premium)
$2.38M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$414
per lot
Median total
$25
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball37%
2,153lots·$1.02Mtotal
Football19%
1,087lots·$137Ktotal
Baseball32%
1,842lots·$976Ktotal
Hockey2%
122lots·$63Ktotal
Soccer6%
373lots·$158Ktotal
Other Sports3%
168lots·$30Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
38%
CGC
29%
Other
13%
Auth
12%
SGC
4%
BGS
3%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
21%
$10–25
13%
$25–50
33%
$50–100
9%
$100–250
9%
$250–1k
10%
$1k+
6%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
4,719
Total (w/ premium)
$1.31M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$278
per lot
Median total
$49
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon88%
4,145lots·$1.17Mtotal
One Piece8%
371lots·$101Ktotal
Other TCG4%
203lots·$37Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
51%
PSA
42%
Auth
4%
BGS
2%
Other
1%
SGC
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
6%
$10–25
20%
$25–50
24%
$50–100
19%
$100–250
15%
$250–1k
12%
$1k+
4%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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