Nick Jarman on the CTCA & Building a Healthier Trading Card Hobby (Ep. 265)

This week, we are joined by Nick Jarman, Founder and CEO of the Certified Trading Card Association.Nick talks us through what the CTCA is, and its goal to bring more confidence, accountability, and support to the wider trading card industry.We dig into the CTCA Community Membership, the Global Trading Card Registry, certified breakers, trusted retailers, hobby wellbeing, and collector protection.We also talk about Nick’s recent trip to Fanatics Fest, plans for The National, and why collaboration may matter more than competition as the trading card hobby continues to grow.Expect serious hobby infrastructure chat, a few carefully dodged announcements, some Tom Holland-level spoiler avoidance, and just enough air drumming to keep the podcast professionally unprofessional.Find out more about the CTCA here: https://thectca.org/---⏳ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Air Drumming, Intros & Meet Nick Jarman02:23 What Is the CTCA?06:30 Community Membership and Collector Support08:32 Fanatics Fest, The National and Hobby Growth11:01 Nick’s Background and the CTCA Origin Story17:52 Global Trading Card Registry and Stolen Slabs23:09 Pushback, Relentlessness and Why Trust Matters28:01 Healthy Hobby, Spending Habits and Collector Wellbeing35:25 Certified Breakers, Platforms and Self-Regulation42:35 Nick’s Personal Collection and Hometown Heroes49:57 Show Presence, Fanatics Fest and Hobby Networking1:01:34 How to Join the CTCA and Episode Signoff---👇 JOIN THE COMMUNITY & WATCH VISUAL EPISODES• Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatccpod • Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJx2Ddsda7tRKBzWW1OMCrA • All Platforms Hub: https://linktr.ee/ThatCCPod---🎙️ SHOW CREDITS• Intro: Smooth vocals by Greg McLaughlin of The Rebel Base Card Podcast – check out his show here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2T5nysLpxbK2ZpRrgcCO8I⁠ • Music: "I Got a Stick Arr Bryan Teoh" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ---ABOUT THAT CARD COLLECTORS PODCASTWelcome to That Card Collectors Podcast! We dive deep into the non-sports, sports, and pop-culture trading card universe. Subscribe for weekly hobby updates, honest set reviews, and authentic grassroots collector culture. #EnjoyCollecting