Company Market Research Report: Collectors Holdings, Inc.

Company Overview

• Name: Collectors Holdings, Inc.

• Mission: Inspire the world to collect by making it safe, easy, and fun.

• Founded: 1986

• Founders/Key Events:

• Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) was founded to standardize coin grading.

• Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) was later founded in 1991.

• Collectors Universe, Inc. was established in 1999 and traded publicly on NASDAQ under CLCT.

• Key People:

• Nat Turner, Chief Executive Officer

• Alison Allgor, Chief People Officer

• Dan Van Tran, Chief Technology Officer

• Greg Fisher, Chief Marketing Officer

• Jason Harinstein, Chief Financial Officer

• Mike West, Chief Operating Officer

• Nathan Wolfe, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development

• Reza Tabatabai, Director of PSA Grading

• Roxana Jamshidi, General Counsel

• Ryan Hoge, President, PSA

• Stephanie Sabin, President, PCGS

• Headquarters: Multiple locations including California, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong.

• Number of Employees: Over 1,500 employees by the end of 2021.

• Revenue: No specific revenue information is available.

• Known For: Industry-leading authentication and grading services for collectibles.

Products

Core Offerings:

• Grading and Authentication Services

• Description: Provides grading and authentication for various collectibles, including coins, trading cards, and video games.

• Key Features:

• Industry-standard grading scales and digital tools for collection management.

• PSA and PSA/DNA services for trading cards and autographs.

• WATA Games for video game grading and valuation.

• Research and Information Services

• High level description:

• Online encyclopedias and population reports provide analytics and detailed descriptions of graded items.

• Key Features:

• PSA Facts and PCGS Coin Facts offer in-depth information on collectibles.

• Card Ladder for analytics and value estimations on millions of cards.

Recent Developments

• 2024:

• Partnerships:

• Collaboration with GameStop announced in October 2024.

• Commercial agreement and partnership with eBay signed in April 2024.

• Acquisitions:

• Acquisition of SGC in February 2024.

• 2023:

• Expansion:

• PSA opened a new grading facility in Japan in July 2023.

• Platform Innovation:

• Commentary from Forbes on growth and tech innovations in December 2023.

• 2022:

• Product and Service Innovations:

• Introduction of Funko POP! authentication and grading in October 2022.

• Integration of a digital vault offering grading, marketplace, & secure storage in July 2022.

• Acquisition of a trading card valuation platform, Card Ladder in March 2022.

• 2021:

• Acquisitions:

• Acquisition of WATA Games in July 2021.

• Leadership Changes:

• Naming of new executives like Jason Harinstein as CFO and Stephanie Sabin as President, PCGS.

Please note that this report contains all available information from the provided data and explicitly mentions where information is unavailable.