Retsy Series 1 · Card 0239 · 80-TEC

Tinfoil Ears TV

Thirteen inches of pure fuzzy color.

A small kitchen color TV with a clunky channel dial and rabbit ear antennas wrapped in aluminum foil for reception.

Card no.: 0239 of 1,280
Set: 80s Tech & Gadgets · 80-TEC
Year: 1982
Type: Portable color TV
Found at: Department store electronics wall
Cost back then: $129

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Nostalgia9/10

Hype4/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value4/10

The story · 1982

The story of Tinfoil Ears TV

The Tinfoil Ears TV lived on the kitchen counter, its rabbit ears wrapped in foil by a parent who swore it helped. Channels changed with a dial that clunked like a bank vault. Somebody always had to stand beside the set holding one antenna at a weird angle so everyone else could see the picture.

Fun fact

The human antenna in the family earned no thanks, only instructions like a little to the left, no, back, perfect, don't move.

Six finishes

187 copies of Tinfoil Ears TV exist

Tinfoil Ears TV 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.

Tinfoil Ears TV, Retsy card 0239 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Tinfoil Ears TV, Retsy card 0239 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Tinfoil Ears TV, Retsy card 0239 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Tinfoil Ears TV, Retsy card 0239 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Tinfoil Ears TV, Retsy card 0239 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Tinfoil Ears TV, Retsy card 0239 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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