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Week 2 — January 11, 2026

Weekly auction recap for the week ending January 11, 2026.

Published January 11, 2026·Fanatics Weekly — Jan 11, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
12,982
Total (w/ premium)
$4.28M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$329
per lot
Median total
$30
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports47%
6,164lots·$3.38Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG49%
6,361lots·$844Ktotal
Misc4%
457lots·$50Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
55%
PSA
31%
Auth
5%
SGC
4%
BGS
3%
Other
3%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
18%
$10–25
26%
$25–50
19%
$50–100
12%
$100–250
11%
$250–1k
9%
$1k+
6%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Jan 11, 2026Latest12,982$4.28M+66.6%+27.5%
Jan 4, 202613,053$2.57M-30.4%-31.5%
Dec 28, 202512,763$3.69M-3.0%-3.0%
Dec 21, 202514,230$3.80M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Jan 11, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 49.0%
Sports Cards: 47.5%
Memorabilia/Misc: 3.5%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Jan 11, 2026
CGC: 55.1%
PSA: 30.7%
CGC AUTH: 4.6%
SGC: 3.7%
BGS: 3.4%
Other: 2.6%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
6,164
Total (w/ premium)
$3.38M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$549
per lot
Median total
$58
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball36%
2,229lots·$1.66Mtotal
Football24%
1,508lots·$710Ktotal
Baseball27%
1,674lots·$573Ktotal
Hockey2%
151lots·$128Ktotal
Soccer7%
451lots·$264Ktotal
Other Sports2%
148lots·$47Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
46%
CGC
30%
SGC
7%
Auth
6%
BGS
6%
Other
5%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
16%
$10–25
15%
$25–50
15%
$50–100
14%
$100–250
16%
$250–1k
13%
$1k+
10%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
6,361
Total (w/ premium)
$844K
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$133
per lot
Median total
$22
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon86%
5,485lots·$761Ktotal
One Piece8%
485lots·$55Ktotal
Other TCG6%
391lots·$28Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
79%
PSA
17%
Auth
2%
BGS
1%
SGC
0%
Other
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
18%
$10–25
37%
$25–50
22%
$50–100
10%
$100–250
7%
$250–1k
5%
$1k+
2%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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