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Week 17 — April 26, 2026

Weekly auction recap for the week ending April 26, 2026.

Published April 26, 2026·Fanatics Weekly — Apr 26, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
24,765
Total (w/ premium)
$7.07M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$286
per lot
Median total
$23
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports35%
8,547lots·$4.48Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG62%
15,275lots·$2.44Mtotal
Misc4%
943lots·$158Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
56%
PSA
27%
Auth
10%
BGS
3%
SGC
2%
Other
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
25%
$10–25
27%
$25–50
17%
$50–100
10%
$100–250
9%
$250–1k
8%
$1k+
5%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Apr 26, 2026Latest24,765$7.07M-15.8%-15.2%
Apr 19, 202622,878$8.40M+4.3%+1.2%
Apr 12, 202621,040$8.06M-5.7%-5.7%
Apr 5, 202618,364$8.55M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Apr 26, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 61.7%
Sports Cards: 34.5%
Memorabilia/Misc: 3.8%
Apr 19, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 55.4%
Sports Cards: 42.4%
Memorabilia/Misc: 2.2%
Apr 12, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 58.3%
Sports Cards: 38.8%
Memorabilia/Misc: 2.9%
Apr 5, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 52.6%
Sports Cards: 44.5%
Memorabilia/Misc: 2.9%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Apr 26, 2026
CGC: 56.3%
PSA: 27.0%
CGC AUTH: 9.6%
BGS: 3.2%
SGC: 2.4%
Other: 1.5%
Apr 19, 2026
CGC: 47.6%
PSA: 30.2%
CGC AUTH: 12.3%
BGS: 5.4%
Other: 2.4%
SGC: 2.1%
Apr 12, 2026
CGC: 48.2%
PSA: 30.1%
CGC AUTH: 12.2%
BGS: 5.9%
Other: 2.1%
SGC: 1.5%
Apr 5, 2026
CGC: 44.8%
PSA: 32.1%
CGC AUTH: 13.6%
BGS: 4.0%
Other: 3.1%
SGC: 2.4%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
8,547
Total (w/ premium)
$4.48M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$524
per lot
Median total
$38
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball39%
3,309lots·$2.41Mtotal
Football20%
1,701lots·$645Ktotal
Baseball30%
2,575lots·$884Ktotal
Hockey2%
181lots·$48Ktotal
Soccer7%
565lots·$423Ktotal
Other Sports3%
216lots·$70Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
50%
Auth
18%
CGC
16%
BGS
7%
SGC
6%
Other
4%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
18%
$10–25
22%
$25–50
15%
$50–100
10%
$100–250
13%
$250–1k
12%
$1k+
10%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
15,275
Total (w/ premium)
$2.44M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$159
per lot
Median total
$19
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon83%
12,685lots·$2.27Mtotal
One Piece13%
1,988lots·$136Ktotal
Other TCG4%
602lots·$26Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
80%
PSA
14%
Auth
4%
BGS
1%
SGC
1%
Other
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
28%
$10–25
30%
$25–50
17%
$50–100
9%
$100–250
7%
$250–1k
6%
$1k+
2%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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