A Raccoon Rookie Card Sold for $21,100?! | Talking Shop Ep. 204

Football is back, fantasy drafts are underway, and apparently raccoons have rookie cards worth more than most professional athletes.Michael and Josh kick things off talking fantasy football, including how AI helped Michael win his league last season, before getting into one of the strangest card sales we've seen all year: the Jimothy Gold 1/1 rookie card sold for $21,100 after starting at just 99 cents.Then things somehow get even stranger.Vault X has created numbered chase versions of its binders. Panini is putting autographs and 1/1s into Score-A-Treat packs you're supposed to hand out on Halloween. Karl-Anthony Towns revealed that he spent $900,000 on an Aaron Judge redemption that hasn't even been produced yet. Mike Tyson, Dennis Rodman and Jeff Goldblum are fighting Martians in a Christmas card set. And Topps Vault Marvel is putting pieces of production-used Marvel props, including Captain America's shield, into cards.Plus, Josh breaks down what's new at Grand Slam Cards, what's coming next week, and closes the show with a wild Pete Crow-Armstrong stat.In this episode:Fantasy football, AI drafts and the connection between fantasy performance and card valuesJimothy's $21,100 Gold 1/1 rookie cardWhat's new at Grand Slam CardsVault X numbered Chase Edition bindersPanini Score-A-Treat adding autos and 1/1sKarl-Anthony Towns' $900,000 Aaron Judge purchaseAaron Judge vs. Shohei Ohtani hobby valueTopps Mars Attacks ChristmasTopps Vault Marvel and production-used Marvel relicsPete Crow-Armstrong's crazy stat of the weekBecause every card has a story.#TalkingShopPodcast #SportsCards #CardCollectingNote: Final timestamps should be nudged against the finished video export before publishing.00:00 Fantasy Football Is Back11:04 Welcome to Talking Shop12:35 The $21,100 Jimothy Rookie Card17:46 What's New at Grand Slam Cards23:32 Your Binder Has a Chase Parallel27:30 Would You Give Away a Halloween 1/1?31:31 Karl-Anthony Towns Spends $900K on Aaron Judge39:11 Mike Tyson vs. Martians at Christmas42:36 Topps Is Cutting Up Captain America's Shield46:48 Pete Crow-Armstrong's Crazy StatJimothy Rookie Cardhttps://www.mlb.com/mariners/video/mariners-booth-unveils-jimothy-baseball-cardhttps://mynorthwest.com/local/jimothy-rookie-card-auction/4271045Vault X 30th Anniversary Chase Binderhttps://blog.vaultx.com/2026/09/01/celebrating-30-years-the-anniversary-edition-collection/Panini Score-A-Treathttps://www.paniniamerica.net/2026-panini-score-a-treat-bundleKarl-Anthony Towns / Aaron Judgehttps://www.fanaticscollect.com/premier/2233bea4-9677-11f1-b56d-0a58a9feac02Mars Attacks Christmashttps://www.topps.com/pages/topps-mars-attacks-christmasTopps Vault Marvelhttps://www.topps.com/pages/topps-vault-marvelCHAPTERSSTORY LINKS