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Week 14 — April 5, 2026

Weekly auction recap for the week ending April 5, 2026.

Published April 5, 2026·Fanatics Weekly — Apr 5, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
18,364
Total (w/ premium)
$8.55M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$465
per lot
Median total
$31
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports44%
8,170lots·$5.42Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG53%
9,668lots·$3.07Mtotal
Misc3%
526lots·$54Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
45%
PSA
32%
Auth
14%
BGS
4%
Other
3%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
17%
$10–25
27%
$25–50
17%
$50–100
11%
$100–250
10%
$250–1k
10%
$1k+
8%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Apr 5, 2026Latest18,364$8.55M+11.3%+19.9%
Mar 29, 202616,325$7.68M+4.2%+12.1%
Mar 22, 202619,561$7.37M+16.3%+16.3%
Mar 15, 202619,540$6.33M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Apr 5, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 52.6%
Sports Cards: 44.5%
Memorabilia/Misc: 2.9%
Mar 29, 2026
Sports Cards: 49.9%
Pokemon/TCG: 46.3%
Memorabilia/Misc: 3.8%
Mar 22, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 56.5%
Sports Cards: 40.9%
Memorabilia/Misc: 2.7%
Mar 15, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 60.4%
Sports Cards: 37.2%
Memorabilia/Misc: 2.4%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Apr 5, 2026
CGC: 44.8%
PSA: 32.1%
CGC AUTH: 13.6%
BGS: 4.0%
Other: 3.1%
SGC: 2.4%
Mar 29, 2026
PSA: 39.3%
CGC: 36.6%
CGC AUTH: 14.1%
BGS: 4.8%
Other: 2.9%
SGC: 2.3%
Mar 22, 2026
CGC: 48.1%
PSA: 29.3%
CGC AUTH: 14.7%
BGS: 4.3%
Other: 2.0%
SGC: 1.7%
Mar 15, 2026
CGC: 52.7%
PSA: 28.4%
CGC AUTH: 10.2%
BGS: 4.8%
SGC: 2.3%
Other: 1.7%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
8,170
Total (w/ premium)
$5.42M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$664
per lot
Median total
$52
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball33%
2,732lots·$2.57Mtotal
Football14%
1,158lots·$682Ktotal
Baseball36%
2,968lots·$1.47Mtotal
Hockey3%
210lots·$71Ktotal
Soccer10%
812lots·$552Ktotal
Other Sports4%
287lots·$79Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
49%
Auth
20%
CGC
13%
BGS
7%
Other
6%
SGC
5%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
18%
$10–25
17%
$25–50
15%
$50–100
12%
$100–250
13%
$250–1k
14%
$1k+
12%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
9,668
Total (w/ premium)
$3.07M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$318
per lot
Median total
$24
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon76%
7,311lots·$2.87Mtotal
One Piece15%
1,450lots·$157Ktotal
Other TCG9%
907lots·$45Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
72%
PSA
18%
Auth
8%
BGS
2%
SGC
0%
Other
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
15%
$10–25
36%
$25–50
19%
$50–100
11%
$100–250
8%
$250–1k
7%
$1k+
5%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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