The Talking Shop Podcast

Is breaking helping the hobby or hurting it? And what do you do after a monster pull?Breaking cards dominates the modern hobby — but is it good for collectors, bad for the market, or something uglier?...

8 Mars 49min

Series 1 vs Stadium Club — and are we in the golden age of wrestling cards?Topps Series 1 is still hot — but the odds tell a different story. We break down what you’re really getting in Series 1 and S...

1 Mars 38min

Episode 187 opens with Super Bowl nostalgia as the guys revisit Seahawks–Patriots and predict card value swings. A snow-hit Carolina Card Show and a tense Babe Ruth ball update set the tone early. New...

6 Feb 1h 7min

Is nostalgia overpriced? Do inserts matter more than players? And can podcasts move markets?Episode 186 kicks off with wrestling nostalgia and a $28,000 WrestleMania boot debate before rolling out our...

23 Jan 1h 9min

The guys have a plethora of topics to talk about, including hobby chaos, big grading news, and gold-plated cards everywhere.After three weeks away, the guys break down a Pokémon robbery gone wrong, Up...

16 Jan 1h 12min

Did PSA really bump 9s to 10s after buying them back? And is Ohtani breaking the hobby again?PSA is in the hot seat after collectors uncover a pattern of PSA 9s turning into PSA 10s only after PSA buy...

18 Dec 20251h 4min

The Talking Shop Podcast — because every card has a story. Episode 182 brings heat from every angle: Darth Vader claiming a $95M jackpot, a CGC 9.0 Superman #1 found in an attic, a PSA 10 Gengar trade...

5 Dec 20251h 5min

A huge week in the hobby: eBay drops its new in-app Price Guide, Prizm Football releases its final licensed NFL set ever, and non-sport continues to explode with Pixar, Marvel, and Elsa autos outpacin...

22 Nov 20251h 6min