Retsy Series 1 · Card 0881 · 00-TEC

Backward Print Iron-Ons

Print it. Iron it. Flip it first.

Special printer paper that let you iron your own photos and words onto a t-shirt, if you remembered to mirror them.

Card no.: 0881 of 1,280
Set: 00s Tech & Gadgets · 00-TEC
Year: 2003
Type: Inkjet iron-on transfer paper
Found at: Office supply store paper aisle
Cost back then: $12.99 for 6 sheets

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype6/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value5/10

The story · 2003

The story of Backward Print Iron-Ons

Iron-on transfer paper turned the family inkjet into a t-shirt factory. Kids printed their pets, their band names and their best pal's face for birthday gifts, then begged a parent to do the ironing. The design came out a little shiny and a little cracked. If you forgot to flip the image first, your shirt proudly said everything backward.

Fun fact

Every family reunion had at least one shirt with a giant cousin face on it, slowly peeling after the first wash.

Six finishes

187 copies of Backward Print Iron-Ons exist

Backward Print Iron-Ons 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.

Backward Print Iron-Ons, Retsy card 0881 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Backward Print Iron-Ons, Retsy card 0881 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Backward Print Iron-Ons, Retsy card 0881 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Backward Print Iron-Ons, Retsy card 0881 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Backward Print Iron-Ons, Retsy card 0881 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Backward Print Iron-Ons, Retsy card 0881 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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