Retsy Series 1 · Card 0889 · 00-TEC

Smudgecam 0.3

Every moment, captured. Sort of.

One of the first cell phones with a camera, taking photos so blurry and tiny they looked like finger paintings.

Card no.: 0889 of 1,280
Set: 00s Tech & Gadgets · 00-TEC
Year: 2004
Type: Camera phone
Found at: Phone store upgrade counter
Cost back then: $99 with upgrade

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype7/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value4/10

The story · 2004

The story of Smudgecam 0.3

The Smudgecam's camera had 0.3 megapixels and a lens that collected pocket lint like it was its job. Every photo looked like it was taken through a frosted shower door. People snapped pictures of everything anyway: lunch, cats, the sky, their own feet. Sending one picture message cost a dollar and took four minutes to arrive.

Fun fact

Most early photos were taken in the dark by accident, so owners had folders full of mysterious black rectangles.

Six finishes

187 copies of Smudgecam 0.3 exist

Smudgecam 0.3 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.

Smudgecam 0.3, Retsy card 0889 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Smudgecam 0.3, Retsy card 0889 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Smudgecam 0.3, Retsy card 0889 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Smudgecam 0.3, Retsy card 0889 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Smudgecam 0.3, Retsy card 0889 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Smudgecam 0.3, Retsy card 0889 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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