Retsy Series 1 · Card 0352 · 90-CND

Crank Shark Chomper

Feed the shark. Or the shark feeds you.

A plastic shark head on a crank that chomped its jaws and dropped a handful of candy with every turn.

Card no.: 0352 of 1,280
Set: 90s Candy · 90-CND
Year: 1992
Type: Hand-crank candy dispenser toy
Found at: Beach town souvenir shop
Cost back then: $3.99 filled

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Nostalgia7/10

Hype8/10

Weirdness7/10

Trade value8/10

The story · 1992

The story of Crank Shark Chomper

The Crank Shark lived on your dresser, glaring with googly eyes. Fill it with little fruit candies, turn the crank on its side, and its jaws went chomp, chomp, chomp before dropping a handful into your hand. Kids cranked it to spook little sisters, and it sounded exactly like a real shark, according to people who had never met one.

Fun fact

Cranking it backward made the jaws chatter like teeth in the cold, which was secretly the most fun part.

Six finishes

187 copies of Crank Shark Chomper exist

Crank Shark Chomper 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.

Crank Shark Chomper, Retsy card 0352 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Crank Shark Chomper, Retsy card 0352 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Crank Shark Chomper, Retsy card 0352 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Crank Shark Chomper, Retsy card 0352 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Crank Shark Chomper, Retsy card 0352 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Crank Shark Chomper, Retsy card 0352 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

90-CND

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