Retsy Series 1 · Card 0252 · 80-TEC

Personal Space Car Alarm

Your car speaks up for itself.

A car alarm with a stern robot voice that politely warned anyone leaning on the car to back up.

Card no.: 0252 of 1,280
Set: 80s Tech & Gadgets · 80-TEC
Year: 1989
Type: Talking car alarm
Found at: Auto parts store counter
Cost back then: $149 installed

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Nostalgia7/10

Hype6/10

Weirdness8/10

Trade value4/10

The story · 1989

The story of Personal Space Car Alarm

The Personal Space alarm made every hatchback sound like a spaceship with feelings. Lean on the fender, and a voice announced, personal space, please. Touch the door, and it upgraded to sirens. Kids dared each other to tap a bumper in the mall parking lot, and the whole row of cars joined in like a robot choir.

Fun fact

A strong gust of wind could set it off, so entire neighborhoods learned the robot's lines by heart.

Six finishes

187 copies of Personal Space Car Alarm exist

Personal Space Car Alarm 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.

Personal Space Car Alarm, Retsy card 0252 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Personal Space Car Alarm, Retsy card 0252 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Personal Space Car Alarm, Retsy card 0252 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Personal Space Car Alarm, Retsy card 0252 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Personal Space Car Alarm, Retsy card 0252 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Personal Space Car Alarm, Retsy card 0252 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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