Global Trading Card Registry
The Independent Trust Infrastructure for Graded Trading Cards
GTCR creates an independent record around graded trading cards, helping collectors establish registration, check card status, document provenance, protect against theft, and eventually transfer registry records when cards change hands.
GTCR is free and open to everyone — no account required to search.
Want to register your card(s) or report lost or stolen card(s)? Create a free account.
Free • No Account Required to Search • Community Protection
As Seen in:
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Lost/Stolen Reports
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Registered Cards
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Trust Checks Performed
Industry Supporters
Trusted and backed by leading names across the trading card industry.
How It Works
Two ways to use GTCR — protect a card you own, or check a card you're buying.
Protect a Card
Grade
A grading company certifies the card
Register
Owner registers the slab with GTCR
Protect
Documented ownership + watchlist alerts
Transfer
Move the registry record when sold
Grade
A grading company certifies the card
Register
Owner registers the slab with GTCR
Protect
Documented ownership + watchlist alerts
Transfer
Move the registry record when sold
Check a Card
Enter Cert
Enter the certification number
GTCR Trust Check
GTCR runs a status lookup
Review Status
See registration, reports & status
Buy / Sell
Transact with more information
Enter Cert
Enter the certification number
GTCR Trust Check
GTCR runs a status lookup
Review Status
See registration, reports & status
Buy / Sell
Transact with more information
Why Graded Cards First?
Graded cards provide permanent certification numbers, making them significantly easier to verify accurately. Beginning with graded cards allows the registry to maintain the highest possible confidence while laying the groundwork for future expansion.
Report a Stolen Card
Had a graded card stolen? File a report to alert the community. A free account is required to submit a report.
File a Report →Our Roadmap
This is just the beginning. Here's where the GTCR is heading.
- Lost/Stolen Reporting
- Single Card Trust Check
- Mass Search
- Dealer Verification
- Voluntary Card Registration
- Private Ownership Records
- Ownership Documentation Review
- Card Status Profiles
- Ownership Registration Transfers
- Provenance History
- Marketplace API
- Grader Integrations
- Insurance Integrations
- Law-Enforcement Portal
Contact Us
Have a question or need assistance? Reach out to the CTCA team.
Supported By
To support the Global Trading Card Registry contact us at connect@thectca.org
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The Missing Layer
Provenance.
prov·e·nance
noun — the documented history of an object's ownership, from the moment it was made to the moment it changes hands today.
In fine art, provenance — the documented history of ownership — is most of the value. Trading cards are now sold at six and seven figures. If cards are going to be treated like fine art, they need what fine art has.
Grading tells you WHAT a card is. Provenance tells you WHOSE it is.
Explore ProvenanceA Cautionary Tale
$1.1 Million
In 2017, a New York gallery was forced to repay $1.1 million after a trial turned almost entirely on whether a painting had correct documentation. When there's no proof, the void becomes the record.
GTCR Disclaimer: The Global Trading Card Registry (GTCR) is an independent informational registry and trust infrastructure designed to help collectors and industry participants register, verify, protect, and maintain information associated with graded trading cards. GTCR may contain user-submitted registration information, lost or stolen reports, card status information, provenance records, transfer records, and other registry events.
Information submitted to GTCR may be subject to review, verification, correction, dispute, or removal processes. Neither GTCR nor the Certified Trading Card Association (CTCA) determines legal ownership or title, authenticates or grades trading cards, guarantees the accuracy or completeness of registry information, or represents that the absence of an adverse report means a card has never been lost, stolen, disputed, altered, or otherwise subject to an ownership or authenticity issue.
GTCR information is provided as an additional trust and due-diligence resource and should not be relied upon as the sole basis for buying, selling, trading, insuring, or determining ownership of a trading card. Users should conduct appropriate independent due diligence.
GTCR reserves the right to review, investigate, restrict, correct, update, dispute, suspend, or remove registry information reasonably believed to be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, fraudulent, improperly submitted, or otherwise inconsistent with GTCR policies.