Retsy Series 1 · Card 0189 · 80-MEM

Arm Cast Autographs

Broke my arm. Gained a yearbook.

The tradition of everyone at school signing and doodling all over a classmate's arm cast with markers.

Card no.: 0189 of 1,280
Set: 80s Memes & Fads · 80-MEM
Year: 1985
Type: Cast signing tradition
Found at: Lunchroom autograph line
Cost back then: One borrowed marker

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Nostalgia9/10

Hype6/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value5/10

The story · 1985

The story of Arm Cast Autographs

A cast turned any regular kid into a celebrity for six weeks. Lines formed at lunch to sign it. Kids drew lightning bolts, phone numbers and terrible cartoons of the teacher. The coolest casts were bright colors, and when one finally came off, some families kept it in the closet forever.

Fun fact

A school legend claimed one cast got signed by so many kids that the doctor had to cut through four layers of ink.

Six finishes

187 copies of Arm Cast Autographs exist

Arm Cast Autographs comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Arm Cast Autographs, Retsy card 0189 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Arm Cast Autographs, Retsy card 0189 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Arm Cast Autographs, Retsy card 0189 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Arm Cast Autographs, Retsy card 0189 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Arm Cast Autographs, Retsy card 0189 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Arm Cast Autographs, Retsy card 0189 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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