Collectors Holdings is a leading provider of authentication, grading, and marketplace services for collectibles, including trading cards, coins, autographs, memorabilia, and sports collectibles. The company operates through its portfolio of brands including PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator), PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service), WATA (video game grading), SGC, and Beckett. Originally founded in 1986 as PCGS and consolidated into Collectors Universe in 1999, the company went public on NASDAQ in 1999 and was taken private by an investor group in February 2021.
Collectors (Santa Ana) is publicly traded
IPO'd on November 5, 1999
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under CLCT.
Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
1986
Employees
1,000–1,200
Total Funding
$1B
3 rounds
Last Private Valuation
$4.3B
March 29, 2022
Total raised $1B across 3 rounds
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Last updated 06-25-2026
Latest Round
Type
Growth equity
Date
March 29, 2022
Amount
$100M
Valuation
$4.3B
Lead Investors
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Capital injection (PSA) | $200M | — | Not disclosed |
| March 29, 2022 | Growth equity | $100M | $4.3B | D1 Capital Partners, Cohen Private Ventures, The Chernin Group |
| February 22, 2021 | Take-private buyout | $700M | $0.7B | Nat Turner-led investor group: D1 Capital Partners, Cohen Private Ventures |
Valuation indexed to 1.0× at the selected entry round. Valuation marks are estimates and may contain errors. Hover each dot to compare.
Entry · Take-private buyout
$0.7B
Feb 2021
Collectors (Santa Ana) today
$4.3B
Mar 2022 · latest mark
Collectors (Santa Ana) multiple
6.1x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Nat Turner
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Naeem Ishaq
President & Chief Financial Officer
John Nelson
Chief Technology Officer
Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.
CGC Cards
Card grading and authentication service, competitor to PSA in sports and trading cards.
Sportsdata.com
Sports collectibles pricing and authentication platform.
eBay
Online marketplace that competes in collectibles sales and authentication.
Yes, Collectors (Santa Ana) is publicly traded under the ticker symbol CLCT on the NASDAQ. The company went public in November 5, 1999.
Collectors (Santa Ana) trades under the ticker symbol CLCT on the NASDAQ. It began trading in November 5, 1999.
Collectors (Santa Ana) (CLCT on the NASDAQ) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker CLCT to place an order.
Collectors (Santa Ana) went public in November 5, 1999 via ipo, with an offering valuation of approximately $4.3B. Collectors Holdings was taken private on February 8, 2021 by an investor group led by entrepreneur Nat Turner, D1 Capital Partners, and Cohen Private Ventures (Steven Cohen's family office), at $92.00 per share. The company delisted from NASDAQ (ticker: CLCT) following the completion of the acquisition. The company remains privately held as of 2026. Recent acquisitions of SGC (February 2024) and Beckett (December 2025) have attracted antitrust scrutiny from Congress and regulators, with concerns about market consolidation in the collectibles grading industry.
Collectors (Santa Ana) raised $1B across 3 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
Collectors (Santa Ana) is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.
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