Collectors Universe Inc

2021 has been a whirlwind year for Collectors Universe, which had to all but shut down new submissions after an enormous backlog of trading card submissions formed in the wake of massive new interest. Early this year, the once publicly traded company was sold to a private group headed by Nat Turner along with New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and hedge fund billionaire Dan Sondheim at a cost of $853 million. Not long afterward, it acquired artificial intelligence software maker Genamint to upgrade its grading and authentication methods. In July 2021, Collectors Holdings gobbled up Goldin Auctions. The company also expanded into video game grading with another acquisition. Collectors Universe Inc. is the leading provider of authentication and grading services to the high-end collectibles market and other high value assets that increase the worth of the item and enhance the market exchange for value. The Company has authenticated and graded over $10 billion in market value of rare coins, vintage sports cards, rare stamps, entertainment and historical autographs. The Company's brands, PCGS, PSA, PSA/DNA and PSE, are amoung the strongest and best known in their respective markets.