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Buy Now — Week 17, April 26, 2026

Buy Now (vault) recap for the week ending April 26, 2026.

Published April 26, 2026·Fanatics Buy Now — Apr 26, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
16,170
Total (w/ premium)
$3.48M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$215
per lot
Median total
$25
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports54%
8,776lots·$2.06Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG36%
5,752lots·$1.27Mtotal
Misc10%
1,642lots·$153Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
36%
PSA
31%
Auth
23%
Other
8%
BGS
2%
SGC
1%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
20%
$10–25
11%
$25–50
39%
$50–100
10%
$100–250
8%
$250–1k
7%
$1k+
4%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Apr 26, 2026Latest16,170$3.48M-8.0%+9.3%
Apr 19, 202611,487$3.78M+30.5%+31.2%
Apr 12, 202616,451$2.90M+1.0%+1.0%
Apr 5, 202612,953$2.87M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Apr 26, 2026
Sports Cards: 54.3%
Pokemon/TCG: 35.6%
Memorabilia/Misc: 10.2%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Apr 26, 2026
CGC: 36.0%
PSA: 30.5%
CGC AUTH: 22.6%
Other: 7.5%
BGS: 1.9%
SGC: 1.5%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
8,776
Total (w/ premium)
$2.06M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$235
per lot
Median total
$25
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball41%
3,555lots·$995Ktotal
Football22%
1,904lots·$224Ktotal
Baseball29%
2,504lots·$585Ktotal
Hockey2%
138lots·$24Ktotal
Soccer5%
395lots·$195Ktotal
Other Sports3%
269lots·$22Ktotal
By Grader
Auth
29%
PSA
28%
CGC
27%
Other
10%
BGS
2%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
26%
$10–25
9%
$25–50
42%
$50–100
6%
$100–250
6%
$250–1k
6%
$1k+
5%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
5,752
Total (w/ premium)
$1.27M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$220
per lot
Median total
$44
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon78%
4,491lots·$1.09Mtotal
One Piece10%
568lots·$82Ktotal
Other TCG12%
693lots·$94Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
46%
PSA
40%
Auth
12%
BGS
1%
Other
1%
SGC
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
7%
$10–25
16%
$25–50
32%
$50–100
18%
$100–250
13%
$250–1k
11%
$1k+
4%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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