Retsy Series 1 · Card 0878 · 00-TEC

Ringtone of the Month

Your phone deserves a theme song.

A polyphonic ringtone ordered by texting a code from a late-night TV ad, then billed every single month.

Card no.: 0878 of 1,280
Set: 00s Tech & Gadgets · 00-TEC
Year: 2005
Type: Text-to-order ringtone
Found at: Late-night TV commercial
Cost back then: $2.99 every month

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype8/10

Weirdness8/10

Trade value3/10

The story · 2005

The story of Ringtone of the Month

The ad ran between cartoons: a dancing cartoon walrus wiggling to a beeping beat, with a five-digit code flashing on screen. Teens texted it immediately. The ringtone was amazing for about four days, then it went off in class, in the library and during the school play. Then the phone bill arrived, revealing a monthly subscription nobody remembered agreeing to.

Fun fact

The walrus ringtone was so catchy that some teachers admitted to humming it while confiscating phones.

Six finishes

187 copies of Ringtone of the Month exist

Ringtone of the Month 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.

Ringtone of the Month, Retsy card 0878 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Ringtone of the Month, Retsy card 0878 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Ringtone of the Month, Retsy card 0878 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Ringtone of the Month, Retsy card 0878 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Ringtone of the Month, Retsy card 0878 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Ringtone of the Month, Retsy card 0878 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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