# Smack-Back Paddle Ball

> Smack-Back Paddle Ball is a Retsy Series 1 NFT on Solana, card 0218 of 1,280 in the 80s Toys & Games set, made in six finishes. A wooden paddle with a red rubber ball on an elastic string, painted with neon lightning bolts.

URL: https://retsy.fun/collection/smack-back-paddle-ball/

- Card number: 0218 of 1,280
- Set: 80s Toys & Games (80-TOY)
- Year: 1981
- Type: Wooden paddle ball toy
- Tagline: How many can you do?
- Found at: Carnival prize booth
- Cost back then: Two prize tickets
- Stats: Nostalgia 8/10, Hype 5/10, Weirdness 4/10, Trade value 3/10
- Finishes: Base (100 copies), Holo (50 copies), Laser (25 copies), Gold (10 copies), Super Laser (1 copy), Misprint (1 copy)
- Images: https://retsy.fun/nft/0218-base.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0218-holo.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0218-laser.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0218-gold.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0218-super.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0218-misprint.webp

## The story

Smack-Back paddles were handed out at every birthday party and carnival, and every kid believed they could hit a hundred. Most managed seven before the ball smacked them in the nose. The elastic eventually snapped and the ball rolled under the couch, where it probably still lives today.

## Fun fact

The neighborhood record was 412 hits in a row, and the kid who set it retired that same afternoon.

Retsy Series 1 is an NFT collection on Solana. Every card is minted to the buyer's wallet the moment its pack is ripped at https://retsy.fun/packs/.