Certified Trading Card Association, Inc.

Certified Trading Card Association (CTCA) | The official trade association for the trading card industry.

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Save the Local Card Shops! #SaveLCS #CTCA #HobbyUnited #HealthyHobby #TheHobby

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The Hobby Is Closer to Collapse Than People Think by CTCA CEO @nickjarman

"The trading card hobby looks healthy on the surface.

Card shows are packed. Major releases sell out quickly. Social media is flooded with breaks, grading reveals, and six-figure card sales. To many, the hobby appears stronger than ever.

But beneath the headlines and hype, there is a different story unfolding."

#HobbyUnited #HealthyHobby #TheHobby #TradingCards #TheTruthCampaign

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The hobby we love is reaching a breaking point.

Rising costs. Questionable practices. Limited transparency. Shrinking trust.

For too long, nobody has stood up to bring the industry together.

That changes now.

The Certified Trading Card Association exists to unify, advocate, and elevate the hobby — protecting collectors, supporting shops, promoting fairness, and creating a stronger future for everyone involved.

This isn’t about complaining.

It’s about building solutions.

Starting tomorrow and over the next 10 days we are going to speak "Truth" about the current state of the trading card industry.

We can no longer objectively sit by and watch what is happening continue without standing up and fighting the good fight. There is simply to much at stake.

Join the movement. Become a member. Help us save the hobby we all love.

Join the movement now at https://t.co/RbZJDQk7Cp

If you truly care about this hobby, Like and Share these posts so we can spread the "Truth" to everyone.

#TruthCampaign #TradingCards #CardCollector #SportsCards #PokemonCards #TheHobby #CollectorsCommunity #CardShop #TradingCardIndustry #CTCA #ProtectTheHobby #CollectingCommunity #SportsCardCollector #CardCulture #TheFutureOfTheHobby

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🚨 NEW FOUNDING MEMBER 🚨
Welcome Sports Card Tax Guy to the CTCA Founding Class of 2026
In today’s hobby, taxes = profit or pain.
They help collectors & dealers stay compliant, keep more $, and avoid costly mistakes.
This is real value for the hobby.
SAFER. SMARTER. STRONGER.
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What Wrestling’s Collapse Can Teach the Trading Card Industry About Monopoly Risk by @nickjarman
Read the entire must-read article at https://t.co/i2Dh4msanm Insights

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Why Competition Matters in the Trading Card Industry

At CTCA, we believe healthy industries are built on trust, innovation, and fair competition. That is true in the trading card world just as much as anywhere else. When one company holds too much control over a market, the entire ecosystem can feel the effects. Monopolies may create consistency, but they can also reduce choice, limit new ideas, and weaken the competitive pressure that pushes companies to improve.

Read the entire article by @nickjarman at https://t.co/RbZJDQk7Cp Insights page
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#HobbyUnited #TheHobby #HealthyHobby #TradingCards #TCG

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CNN interviewed CTCA CEO @nickjarman for a story about the rise in Pokémon thefts across the world.

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#HobbyUnited #TheHobby #HealthyHobby #TradingCards #TCG

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Calling all trading cards shops

Stand Out. Earn Trust. Grow Faster.

Join the CTCA and become a Trusted Retailer collectors choose first.

👉 $400/year. Real credibility. Real differentiation.

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#HobbyUnited #TheHobby #TradingCards #SportsCards #TCG

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The hobby is evolving. It’s time the standards did too.

On April 1, 2026, the CTCA Certified Breaker Program launches — the first & only standards-based system to vet legitimate breakers.

Transparency. Accountability. Trust.
Collectors deserve to know who they can trust.

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Very excited to have Alyxander Effron, Founder @CollectorsMD on the CTCA Advisory Board. After only a couple meetings with him it was clear we needed his knowledge, experience, and ideas on our Advisory Board.

#HobbyUnited #ThheHobby #TradingCards #Collectibles #Pokémon

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We are excited to announce our Governance page is now live at https://t.co/5PslyBpIIf Check out this video message from CEO @nickjarman
#HobbyUnited #TheHobby #TradingCards #SportsCards #TCG

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Check out our latest article...

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CTCA Update #4

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CTCA Update #3
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