Retsy Series 1 · Card 0244 · 80-TEC

Pencil Muncher 3000

Sharp points. Short pencils.

A beige electric pencil sharpener that roared like a jet and devoured half of every pencil you fed it.

Card no.: 0244 of 1,280
Set: 80s Tech & Gadgets · 80-TEC
Year: 1984
Type: Electric pencil sharpener
Found at: Teacher's desk, front row
Cost back then: $19.99

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype5/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value4/10

The story · 1984

The story of Pencil Muncher 3000

The Pencil Muncher 3000 sat on the teacher's desk like a throne, and asking to use it was a privilege. Push a pencil in and it screamed, vibrated the whole desk and gave back a needle point. Kids secretly sharpened crayons, chopsticks and once a carrot, and the shavings drawer was a treasure chest of evidence.

Fun fact

Legend said if you held the pencil in long enough, it would come out as a golf tee, and several kids tested this theory.

Six finishes

187 copies of Pencil Muncher 3000 exist

Pencil Muncher 3000 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.

Pencil Muncher 3000, Retsy card 0244 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Pencil Muncher 3000, Retsy card 0244 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Pencil Muncher 3000, Retsy card 0244 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Pencil Muncher 3000, Retsy card 0244 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Pencil Muncher 3000, Retsy card 0244 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Pencil Muncher 3000, Retsy card 0244 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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