Retsy Series 1 · Card 1206 · 10-TEC

Frayed-End Charging Cord

Charges perfectly. If you hold it just right.

A phone charging cord, split at the neck and wrapped in tape, that only worked when bent at one exact angle.

Card no.: 1206 of 1,280
Set: 10s Tech & Gadgets · 10-TEC
Year: 2015
Type: Worn-out phone charging cable
Found at: Behind the nightstand
Cost back then: $19 to replace, never

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype3/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value2/10

The story · 2015

The story of Frayed-End Charging Cord

Every household had at least one Frayed-End Charging Cord, stretched from the outlet to the bed and wrapped in tape at the connector. It charged only when bent at a precise angle and propped up with a book. People guarded the working ones fiercely and labeled them with nail polish. Borrowing one without asking ended many sibling truces.

Fun fact

Stores sold ten-foot replacement cords, long enough to reach the bed from across the room and trip everyone in between.

Six finishes

187 copies of Frayed-End Charging Cord exist

Frayed-End Charging Cord 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.

Frayed-End Charging Cord, Retsy card 1206 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Frayed-End Charging Cord, Retsy card 1206 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Frayed-End Charging Cord, Retsy card 1206 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Frayed-End Charging Cord, Retsy card 1206 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Frayed-End Charging Cord, Retsy card 1206 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Frayed-End Charging Cord, Retsy card 1206 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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