Retsy Series 1 · Card 0502 · 90-MEM

Black Paper Gel Notes

Write in sparkle. Read in the dark.

Writing notes in glittery gel pens on black paper so every word glowed like neon on the school bus.

Card no.: 0502 of 1,280
Set: 90s Memes & Fads · 90-MEM
Year: 1999
Type: Gel pen note craze
Found at: Back-to-school supply aisle
Cost back then: $6 for a ten-pack

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Nostalgia10/10

Hype8/10

Weirdness5/10

Trade value7/10

The story · 1999

The story of Black Paper Gel Notes

White paper was suddenly boring. The real move was black construction paper and a pack of gel pens in metallic, glitter and neon. Notes became art, with bubble letters, swirls and tiny stars. Kids traded pen colors like gold, and the white gel pen was the rarest, most borrowed item in class.

Fun fact

Gel pens that ran dry were shaken, scribbled and blown on for weeks, because nobody could accept losing the silver one.

Six finishes

187 copies of Black Paper Gel Notes exist

Black Paper Gel Notes 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.

Black Paper Gel Notes, Retsy card 0502 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Black Paper Gel Notes, Retsy card 0502 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Black Paper Gel Notes, Retsy card 0502 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Black Paper Gel Notes, Retsy card 0502 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Black Paper Gel Notes, Retsy card 0502 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Black Paper Gel Notes, Retsy card 0502 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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