Several days after announcing the purchase of SGC by Collectors Holdings, company President Peter Steinberg spoke briefly on social media Monday about the firm's recent backlog that's stretched its typical five-day turnaround times to 13 last month. He says it's now down to 11 1/2 days and will improve. Grading specials are on hold in order to keep turnaround times … [Read more...] about Notes: SGC on PSA Help with Counterfeits; Big Nashville Show; Caitlin Clark Card; Topps Big League and S1 ‘Super Box’; Wemby 1/1 Pull
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Mint Condition: Breaking Down the Collectors-SGC Deal
Leading Off The shocking news dropped last week that Collectors, the holding company of PSA, Goldin Auctions, Wata, Card Ladder, and more, was acquiring SGC, the Boca Raton, FL-based authentication and grading company, bringing together under the same HoldCo two different grading businesses, PSA and SGC. There are numerous layers to this deal that need to be considered … [Read more...] about Mint Condition: Breaking Down the Collectors-SGC Deal
Preemptive Strike or Logical Logistics? Hobby Reaction to PSA’s Purchase of SGC
Eight weeks into the new year, the sports collectibles market has its first major acquisition and it's a doozy. Collectors Holdings, parent company of PSA, now owns SGC. Both are very familiar to anyone who's even thought about grading a trading card--baseball, football, Pokémon or Tiddlywinks. Both have been around forever. Neither has revealed much about … [Read more...] about Preemptive Strike or Logical Logistics? Hobby Reaction to PSA’s Purchase of SGC
PSA Parent Company Set to Acquire SGC
Collectors Holdings, parent company of PSA, will acquire competitor SGC. Collectors CEO Nat Turner confirmed the move to SC Daily Thursday morning. The deal will bring two of the hobby's top four trading card authentication and grading companies under the same ownership. PSA's corporate office is located in Santa Ana, CA. It also has an office in … [Read more...] about PSA Parent Company Set to Acquire SGC