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Week 3 — January 18, 2026

Weekly auction recap for the week ending January 18, 2026.

Published January 18, 2026·Fanatics Weekly — Jan 18, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
15,817
Total (w/ premium)
$4.84M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$306
per lot
Median total
$28
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports43%
6,775lots·$3.58Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG54%
8,557lots·$1.21Mtotal
Misc3%
485lots·$61Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
56%
PSA
30%
Auth
4%
BGS
4%
SGC
3%
Other
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
17%
$10–25
29%
$25–50
19%
$50–100
10%
$100–250
10%
$250–1k
8%
$1k+
6%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Jan 18, 2026Latest15,817$4.84M+13.3%+38.0%
Jan 11, 202612,982$4.28M+66.6%+36.7%
Jan 4, 202613,053$2.57M-30.4%-30.4%
Dec 28, 202512,763$3.69M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Jan 18, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 54.1%
Sports Cards: 42.8%
Memorabilia/Misc: 3.1%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Jan 18, 2026
CGC: 55.6%
PSA: 30.3%
CGC AUTH: 4.5%
BGS: 4.1%
SGC: 3.5%
Other: 2.1%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
6,775
Total (w/ premium)
$3.58M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$528
per lot
Median total
$59
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball39%
2,672lots·$1.88Mtotal
Football21%
1,446lots·$675Ktotal
Baseball27%
1,814lots·$619Ktotal
Hockey3%
218lots·$113Ktotal
Soccer6%
406lots·$231Ktotal
Other Sports3%
215lots·$56Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
49%
CGC
26%
BGS
7%
SGC
7%
Auth
5%
Other
4%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
16%
$10–25
16%
$25–50
15%
$50–100
13%
$100–250
17%
$250–1k
14%
$1k+
10%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
8,557
Total (w/ premium)
$1.21M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$141
per lot
Median total
$20
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon85%
7,277lots·$1.02Mtotal
One Piece8%
675lots·$106Ktotal
Other TCG7%
605lots·$86Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
79%
PSA
16%
Auth
4%
BGS
1%
SGC
0%
Other
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
17%
$10–25
40%
$25–50
23%
$50–100
8%
$100–250
6%
$250–1k
4%
$1k+
2%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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