CLCT Collectors Universe Inc

AGAIN REJECTS MILLER'S CLAIM TO STATUTORY DAMAGES OF $10.5 MILLION RULES THAT HE MUST PROVE DAMAGES AT TRIAL NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLCT), a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of high-value collectibles, and dealers of diamonds and colored gemstones, reported that on February 1, 2008 the Appellate Court issued its second decision in the William Miller case -- after considering Miller's petition for rehearing -- again ruling that, contrary to Miller's assertions, he is not entitled to statutory damages of $10.5 million. As previously reported, Miller argued that he was entitled, under California law, to statutorily prescribed damages of $750 for each alleged use of his name made by Collectors Universe without his consent and that, since Miller claims that his name appeared on 14,060 authentication certificates issued by Collectors Universe, he was entitled to statutory damages of $750.00 times 14,060, or approximately $10.5 million in total. The Appellate Court ruled, instead, that the use of his name constituted, at most, a single violation of the statute in question and, therefore, Miller is not entitled to multiply $750.00 by the number of times his name was used. The Appellate Court also ruled that Miller has the right to seek a retrial -- in which he may attempt to prove that Collectors Universe violated the statute at issue or common law, and if so, how, if at all, he was damaged by Collectors Universe -- but that in any such retrial he cannot seek to multiply $750.00 by the number of times, if any, that Collectors Universe used his name without his consent. The Company cannot predict whether Miller will pursue a new trial. The Appellate Court's decision becomes final in 30 days. During that period, Miller could petition the Appellate Court to reconsider its decision. At the end of the 30-day period, Miller will have a period of 10 days within which to file a petition for review by the California Supreme Court. About Collectors Universe Collectors Universe, Inc. is a leading provider of value added services to the high-value collectibles and diamond and colored gemstones markets. The Company authenticates and grades collectible coins, sports cards, autographs, stamps, currency, diamonds and colored gemstones. The Company also compiles and publishes authoritative information about United States and world coins, collectible sports cards and sports memorabilia, collectible stamps, diamonds and colored gemstones. This information is accessible to collectors and dealers at the Company's web site, http://www.collectors.com/, and is also published in print. Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Information This news release contains statements regarding our expectations, beliefs or views about our future financial performance, which constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "project," or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may." Due to a number of risks and uncertainties to which our business is subject, our actual financial performance in the future may differ, possibly significantly, from our expected financial performance as set forth in the forward looking statements contained in this news release. Information regarding those risks and uncertainties, and their possible impact on our future financial performance, include, but are not limited to, the risks that our strategy to expand into new collectibles and other high value asset markets, such as the diamond and colored gemstone markets, and to offer new services in our existing markets will not be successful in enabling us to improve our profitability or may even cause us to incur losses. Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties to which our business is subject is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2007. Due to those risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, which speak only as of its date, or to make predictions about future performance based solely on historical financial performance. We also disclaim any obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in this news release or in our Annual Report on our Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Contact: Joe Wallace Brandi Piacente Chief Financial Officer Investor Relations Collectors Universe The Piacente Group 949-567-1245 212-481-2050 Email: Email: DATASOURCE: Collectors Universe, Inc. CONTACT: Joe Wallace, Chief Financial Officer of Collectors Universe, Inc., +1-949-567-1245, ; or Brandi Piacente, Investor Relations of The Piacente Group, +1-212-481-2050, Web site: http://www.collectors.com/

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