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Week 1 — January 4, 2026

Weekly auction recap for the week ending January 4, 2026.

Published January 4, 2026·Fanatics Weekly — Jan 4, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
13,053
Total (w/ premium)
$2.57M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$197
per lot
Median total
$23
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports44%
5,780lots·$1.95Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG51%
6,716lots·$575Ktotal
Misc4%
557lots·$38Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
62%
PSA
24%
Auth
6%
BGS
3%
Other
3%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
21%
$10–25
30%
$25–50
18%
$50–100
11%
$100–250
9%
$250–1k
7%
$1k+
4%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Jan 4, 2026Latest13,053$2.57M-30.4%-40.4%
Dec 28, 202512,763$3.69M-3.0%-20.0%
Dec 21, 202514,230$3.80M-29.9%-29.9%
Dec 14, 202514,731$5.42M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Jan 4, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 51.5%
Sports Cards: 44.3%
Memorabilia/Misc: 4.3%
Dec 28, 2025
Pokemon/TCG: 49.6%
Sports Cards: 47.8%
Memorabilia/Misc: 2.6%
Dec 21, 2025
Pokemon/TCG: 52.8%
Sports Cards: 44.2%
Memorabilia/Misc: 3.0%
Dec 14, 2025
Sports Cards: 49.8%
Pokemon/TCG: 47.5%
Memorabilia/Misc: 2.7%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Jan 4, 2026
CGC: 62.4%
PSA: 24.2%
CGC AUTH: 5.6%
BGS: 3.0%
Other: 2.7%
SGC: 2.1%
Dec 28, 2025
CGC: 57.3%
PSA: 27.6%
CGC AUTH: 5.4%
BGS: 4.4%
SGC: 2.8%
Other: 2.4%
Dec 21, 2025
CGC: 57.1%
PSA: 30.3%
CGC AUTH: 4.3%
SGC: 3.2%
BGS: 2.7%
Other: 2.3%
Dec 14, 2025
CGC: 49.4%
PSA: 37.3%
BGS: 4.8%
Other: 3.5%
CGC AUTH: 2.9%
SGC: 2.1%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
5,780
Total (w/ premium)
$1.95M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$338
per lot
Median total
$35
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball36%
2,108lots·$1.05Mtotal
Football30%
1,739lots·$344Ktotal
Baseball24%
1,398lots·$415Ktotal
Hockey2%
123lots·$18Ktotal
Soccer5%
287lots·$77Ktotal
Other Sports2%
123lots·$52Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
39%
CGC
36%
Auth
9%
Other
6%
BGS
5%
SGC
4%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
22%
$10–25
20%
$25–50
16%
$50–100
13%
$100–250
12%
$250–1k
10%
$1k+
7%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
6,716
Total (w/ premium)
$575K
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$86
per lot
Median total
$20
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon85%
5,689lots·$511Ktotal
One Piece9%
575lots·$47Ktotal
Other TCG7%
452lots·$17Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
85%
PSA
12%
Auth
2%
BGS
1%
SGC
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
19%
$10–25
40%
$25–50
21%
$50–100
9%
$100–250
6%
$250–1k
4%
$1k+
1%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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