Retsy Series 1 · Card 0236 · 80-TEC

Daisywheel Diva

Type like a pro. Erase like a magician.

An electronic typewriter with a spinning daisy wheel, a one-line memory and a correction key that lifted mistakes away.

Card no.: 0236 of 1,280
Set: 80s Tech & Gadgets · 80-TEC
Year: 1987
Type: Electronic typewriter
Found at: Typewriter repair shop window
Cost back then: $279

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Nostalgia7/10

Hype5/10

Weirdness4/10

Trade value5/10

The story · 1987

The story of Daisywheel Diva

Mom bought the Daisywheel Diva for her business and you borrowed it for every book report. It hummed when it was thinking and clacked like popcorn when it typed. The one-line display let you fix a typo before it hit paper, which felt like science fiction. Swapping in the cursive wheel made any essay look twice as smart.

Fun fact

Holding down the return key sent the print head zooming back so hard it once knocked a pencil cup off the desk.

Six finishes

187 copies of Daisywheel Diva exist

Daisywheel Diva 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.

Daisywheel Diva, Retsy card 0236 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Daisywheel Diva, Retsy card 0236 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Daisywheel Diva, Retsy card 0236 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Daisywheel Diva, Retsy card 0236 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Daisywheel Diva, Retsy card 0236 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Daisywheel Diva, Retsy card 0236 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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