GuideJun 14, 2026
What 3,000+ Closed Point Auctions Reveal About Each Program's Auction Market
We analyzed 3,000+ closed point auctions across 12 loyalty programs: median winning bids, bidding competition, and each program's auction personality.
Data & research
What the numbers say: closing prices, bid counts and trends from the auctions we track.
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Jul 28, 2026
The State of Point Auctions: 2026 Midyear Report
Point auction data for H1 2026: we tracked 2,180 closes across 12 loyalty programs, with a median verified winning bid of 82,500 points.
Jun 19, 2026
The Geography of Point Auctions: London Lists the Most, America Bids the Hardest
London lists the most point auctions; American bidders push about two and a half times the bids per auction. City-by-city auction data and what it means for bidders.
Jun 17, 2026
More Than a Third of Point Auctions Get Fewer Than Five Bids: A Bargain Hunter's Guide
35% of closed point auctions draw fewer than five bids. Where the bargains hide, by program, category, and closing day.
Jun 16, 2026
The Current Bid Is Not the Closing Price: What Late Bidding Adds in Point Auctions
In 59% of closed point auctions the verified final beat the last observed bid, median uplift about 7%, with a wild tail. The data on late bidding.
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