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Week 4 — January 25, 2026

Weekly auction recap for the week ending January 25, 2026.

Published January 25, 2026·Fanatics Weekly — Jan 25, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
13,151
Total (w/ premium)
$4.25M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$323
per lot
Median total
$31
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports51%
6,753lots·$3.37Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG44%
5,801lots·$819Ktotal
Misc5%
597lots·$65Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
46%
PSA
36%
Auth
6%
BGS
5%
SGC
4%
Other
3%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
17%
$10–25
25%
$25–50
18%
$50–100
11%
$100–250
12%
$250–1k
10%
$1k+
6%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Jan 25, 2026Latest13,151$4.25M-12.3%+9.1%
Jan 18, 202615,817$4.84M+13.3%+41.6%
Jan 11, 202612,982$4.28M+66.6%+66.6%
Jan 4, 202613,053$2.57M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Jan 25, 2026
Sports Cards: 51.3%
Pokemon/TCG: 44.1%
Memorabilia/Misc: 4.5%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Jan 25, 2026
CGC: 46.0%
PSA: 36.0%
CGC AUTH: 6.0%
BGS: 5.5%
SGC: 3.6%
Other: 3.0%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
6,753
Total (w/ premium)
$3.37M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$498
per lot
Median total
$52
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball41%
2,760lots·$1.96Mtotal
Football18%
1,207lots·$439Ktotal
Baseball24%
1,589lots·$595Ktotal
Hockey4%
275lots·$75Ktotal
Soccer11%
721lots·$251Ktotal
Other Sports3%
199lots·$49Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
53%
CGC
22%
BGS
8%
SGC
7%
Auth
5%
Other
5%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
17%
$10–25
18%
$25–50
14%
$50–100
12%
$100–250
16%
$250–1k
14%
$1k+
9%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
5,801
Total (w/ premium)
$819K
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$141
per lot
Median total
$25
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon82%
4,745lots·$655Ktotal
One Piece12%
669lots·$140Ktotal
Other TCG7%
387lots·$24Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
72%
PSA
18%
Auth
7%
BGS
3%
SGC
0%
Other
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
15%
$10–25
35%
$25–50
23%
$50–100
10%
$100–250
8%
$250–1k
6%
$1k+
2%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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