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Week 5 — February 1, 2026

Weekly auction recap for the week ending February 1, 2026.

Published February 1, 2026·Fanatics Weekly — Feb 1, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
14,014
Total (w/ premium)
$3.82M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$273
per lot
Median total
$24
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports36%
5,044lots·$2.73Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG61%
8,536lots·$1.05Mtotal
Misc3%
434lots·$40Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
60%
PSA
27%
Auth
6%
BGS
4%
Other
2%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
15%
$10–25
36%
$25–50
17%
$50–100
11%
$100–250
9%
$250–1k
7%
$1k+
5%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Feb 1, 2026Latest14,014$3.82M-10.1%-14.2%
Jan 25, 202613,151$4.25M-12.3%-6.8%
Jan 18, 202615,817$4.84M+13.3%+13.3%
Jan 11, 202612,982$4.28M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Feb 1, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 60.9%
Sports Cards: 36.0%
Memorabilia/Misc: 3.1%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Feb 1, 2026
CGC: 59.8%
PSA: 26.8%
CGC AUTH: 5.8%
BGS: 4.1%
Other: 1.7%
SGC: 1.7%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
5,044
Total (w/ premium)
$2.73M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$541
per lot
Median total
$44
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball37%
1,878lots·$1.28Mtotal
Football21%
1,035lots·$464Ktotal
Baseball27%
1,362lots·$697Ktotal
Hockey3%
160lots·$52Ktotal
Soccer9%
444lots·$156Ktotal
Other Sports3%
164lots·$74Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
49%
CGC
25%
Auth
9%
BGS
8%
SGC
4%
Other
4%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
17%
$10–25
20%
$25–50
15%
$50–100
12%
$100–250
13%
$250–1k
12%
$1k+
11%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
8,536
Total (w/ premium)
$1.05M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$124
per lot
Median total
$20
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon85%
7,297lots·$872Ktotal
One Piece9%
807lots·$163Ktotal
Other TCG5%
432lots·$18Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
80%
PSA
14%
Auth
4%
BGS
2%
SGC
0%
Other
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
13%
$10–25
46%
$25–50
19%
$50–100
10%
$100–250
7%
$250–1k
4%
$1k+
1%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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