Retsy Series 1 · Card 0017 · 80-CND

Blacklight Bears

Lights out. Bears on.

Neon gummy bears that glowed like a concert poster under a blacklight, the star of every basement slumber party.

Card no.: 0017 of 1,280
Set: 80s Candy · 80-CND
Year: 1988
Type: Glow-under-blacklight gummy bears
Found at: Skating rink candy case
Cost back then: 89¢ a bag

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Nostalgia7/10

Hype8/10

Weirdness7/10

Trade value6/10

The story · 1988

The story of Blacklight Bears

Blacklight Bears were made for the kid whose basement had the purple bulb. In regular light they looked like plain gummies. Under the blacklight they lit up electric green and pink, and suddenly a sleepover felt like a laser show. Everyone ate them with their mouths wide open just to watch their teeth glow too.

Fun fact

Kids hid one in a dark closet to see if it would glow on its own, and checked on it every night for a week.

Six finishes

187 copies of Blacklight Bears exist

Blacklight Bears 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.

Blacklight Bears, Retsy card 0017 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Blacklight Bears, Retsy card 0017 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Blacklight Bears, Retsy card 0017 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Blacklight Bears, Retsy card 0017 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Blacklight Bears, Retsy card 0017 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Blacklight Bears, Retsy card 0017 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

80-CND

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