Retsy Series 1 · Card 0183 · 80-MEM

Head-Sized Bubble Contest

Bigger than your face or it doesn't count.

Bus-stop contests to blow a bubble gum bubble bigger than your own head without popping it.

Card no.: 0183 of 1,280
Set: 80s Memes & Fads · 80-MEM
Year: 1984
Type: Bubble gum blowing showdown
Found at: Bus stop on the corner
Cost back then: Three pieces, 15¢

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Nostalgia9/10

Hype8/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value4/10

The story · 1984

The story of Head-Sized Bubble Contest

The rules were strict: three pieces maximum, no hands, and a ruler held by a trusted judge. The champion bubbles wobbled like pink moons before exploding across eyebrows and bangs. Moms spent whole evenings working peanut butter through hair, and the legend of the five-piece bubble lived on.

Fun fact

A bubble that popped and stuck to the judge's glasses was automatically disqualified but earned eternal respect.

Six finishes

187 copies of Head-Sized Bubble Contest exist

Head-Sized Bubble Contest 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.

Head-Sized Bubble Contest, Retsy card 0183 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Head-Sized Bubble Contest, Retsy card 0183 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Head-Sized Bubble Contest, Retsy card 0183 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Head-Sized Bubble Contest, Retsy card 0183 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Head-Sized Bubble Contest, Retsy card 0183 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Head-Sized Bubble Contest, Retsy card 0183 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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