The Fanatics leak is a wake-up call for the hobby—not because any one company is “the villain,” but because it highlights how quickly trust erodes when allocation, access, and platform incentives feel opaque.

When product support appears tied to preferred partners or specific platforms, the ripple effects hit everyone: local card shops, emerging breakers, and collectors who just want a fair, transparent experience.

At CTCA, our stance is simple: the hobby needs clearer standards and real accountability. That’s why we’re building initiatives like:

- Allocation transparency expectations (clear principles, not trade secrets)

- A Certified Breaker Program focused on fairness and disclosury

- Better pathways for incident reporting and dispute resolution

We’re the first and only trade association dedicated exclusively to the trading card industry—and we’re building this with the community, not at it.

Article link:

https://thectca.org/blog/f/ctca%E2%80%99s-take-on-the-leaked-fanatics-breaker-documents