Retsy Series 1 · Card 1121 · 10-MEM

Selfie Arm Strain

Arm out. Angle up. Forty takes.

Taking dozens of front-camera selfies for a single good one, until your outstretched arm actually got tired.

Card no.: 1121 of 1,280
Set: 10s Memes & Fads · 10-MEM
Year: 2013
Type: Front camera self-portrait craze
Found at: Every bathroom mirror
Cost back then: Free, plus storage

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Nostalgia9/10

Hype9/10

Weirdness5/10

Trade value3/10

The story · 2013

The story of Selfie Arm Strain

Phones finally had a camera on the front, and suddenly everyone was a portrait photographer. Kids found their best angle, their best light and their best almost-smile. Forty takes was normal. Group selfies required the person with the longest arm, and that person got very, very tired by the end of the party.

Fun fact

Phones filled up so fast with nearly identical selfies that kids deleted apps just to make room for more faces.

Six finishes

187 copies of Selfie Arm Strain exist

Selfie Arm Strain 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.

Selfie Arm Strain, Retsy card 1121 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Selfie Arm Strain, Retsy card 1121 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Selfie Arm Strain, Retsy card 1121 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Selfie Arm Strain, Retsy card 1121 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Selfie Arm Strain, Retsy card 1121 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Selfie Arm Strain, Retsy card 1121 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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