Retsy Series 1 · Card 0012 · 80-CND

Plank of Destiny

Five cards. One plank. No mercy.

The brittle pink slab of bubble gum that came inside every wax pack of trading cards, whether you wanted it or not.

Card no.: 0012 of 1,280
Set: 80s Candy · 80-CND
Year: 1986
Type: Card pack bubble gum slab
Found at: Drugstore card display
Cost back then: Free with a 40¢ pack

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Nostalgia10/10

Hype4/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value3/10

The story · 1986

The story of Plank of Destiny

Nobody bought cards for the gum, but everybody ate it. The Plank of Destiny was dusted in powder, stiff as a ruler, and shattered into shards on the first bite. It also left a pink rectangle stain on your best card, every single time. Older kids claimed the gum from a pack with a rare card tasted better.

Fun fact

Some kids saved a plank for years as a time capsule, and opening it later felt like discovering a fossil.

Six finishes

187 copies of Plank of Destiny exist

Plank of Destiny 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.

Plank of Destiny, Retsy card 0012 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Plank of Destiny, Retsy card 0012 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Plank of Destiny, Retsy card 0012 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Plank of Destiny, Retsy card 0012 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Plank of Destiny, Retsy card 0012 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Plank of Destiny, Retsy card 0012 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

80-CND

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