EPISODE · May 22, 2025 · 52 MIN
The Pope Gets His Own Topps Now Card - A Divine Hit Or A Dreadful Miss? | Talking Shop #159
from The Talking Shop Podcast · host Grand Slam Cards Rock Hill
This week on the Talking Shop Podcast, the guys are diving into one of the strangest hobby headlines yet: the new Pope gets his own Topps Now card—and it already has a print run of over 100,000. Is this the most bizarre release in Topps Now history?Plus, big hobby stories this week: 🔥 The $1.1M Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch 1/1 card is now on display at a Dick’s Sporting Goods in Pittsburgh. ✍️ A prospect named Will Simpson signs his 1st Bowman auto as “Homer Simpson”—you can’t make this stuff up. 🧾 PSA launches “Assisted Submission” for first-time graders—will it make submitting easier? 🏆 Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson are reinstated by MLB. Could Cooperstown finally come calling?The guys also catch up on life, talk NBA Playoffs, and—as always—break down what’s new in the shop, share some hits from the vault, and wrap things up with a crazy stat.Welcome to the Talking Shop Podcast—because every card has a story!#TalkingShopPodcast #SportsCards #ToppsNow #PaulSkenes #PeteRose #NBAPlayoffs #PSA #HobbyNews #CardCollecting #TheHobby
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This week on the Talking Shop Podcast, the guys are diving into one of the strangest hobby headlines yet: the new Pope gets his own Topps Now card—and it already has a print run of over 100,000. Is this the most bizarre release in Topps Now history?Plus, big hobby stories this week: 🔥 The $1.1M Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch 1/1 card is now on display at a Dick’s Sporting Goods in Pittsburgh. ✍️ A prospect named Will Simpson signs his 1st Bowman auto as “Homer Simpson”—you can’t make this stuff up. 🧾 PSA launches “Assisted Submission” for first-time graders—will it make submitting easier? 🏆 Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson are reinstated by MLB. Could Cooperstown finally come calling?The guys also catch up on life, talk NBA Playoffs, and—as always—break down what’s new in the shop, share some hits from the vault, and wrap things up with a crazy stat.Welcome to the Talking Shop Podcast—because every card has a story!#TalkingShopPodcast #SportsCards #ToppsNow #PaulSkenes #PeteRose #NBAPlayoffs #PSA #HobbyNews #CardCollecting #TheHobby
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The Pope Gets His Own Topps Now Card - A Divine Hit Or A Dreadful Miss? | Talking Shop #159
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