Retsy Series 1 · Card 1173 · 10-TOY

Floaty Manta Blimp

There's a manta in the living room.

A helium balloon manta ray with remote control wings that flapped slowly through the air around the house.

Card no.: 1173 of 1,280
Set: 10s Toys & Games · 10-TOY
Year: 2011
Type: Remote control floating balloon
Found at: Mall gadget kiosk
Cost back then: $39.99 plus helium

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Nostalgia7/10

Hype8/10

Weirdness9/10

Trade value4/10

The story · 2011

The story of Floaty Manta Blimp

The Floaty Manta Blimp glided through living rooms, flapping its wide wings like it was swimming through air. Kids steered it into the kitchen to startle parents and into bedrooms to startle siblings. It drifted off course constantly. When the helium ran out, it sank slowly onto the couch like it was taking a nap.

Fun fact

Cats were the manta's biggest fans and its most dangerous enemies, often in the same afternoon.

Six finishes

187 copies of Floaty Manta Blimp exist

Floaty Manta Blimp 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.

Floaty Manta Blimp, Retsy card 1173 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Floaty Manta Blimp, Retsy card 1173 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Floaty Manta Blimp, Retsy card 1173 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Floaty Manta Blimp, Retsy card 1173 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Floaty Manta Blimp, Retsy card 1173 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Floaty Manta Blimp, Retsy card 1173 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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