Retsy Series 1 · Card 0147 · 80-TVV

Uncle Dale's Basement Magic

Is this your card? Probably not.

A local public access show where a cheerful uncle performed magic tricks that almost always went wrong.

Card no.: 0147 of 1,280
Set: 80s TV & Video · 80-TVV
Year: 1986
Type: Public access magic show
Found at: Cable Access 14, Thursdays 6 PM
Cost back then: Free with cable

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Nostalgia7/10

Hype4/10

Weirdness9/10

Trade value6/10

The story · 1986

The story of Uncle Dale's Basement Magic

Uncle Dale filmed every episode in his own wood-paneled basement wearing a cape made from a shower curtain. His rabbit, Mister Buttons, refused to go into the hat, so Dale used a guinea pig instead. The tricks failed constantly, but he took a bow every time, and kids loved him more than any professional magician.

Fun fact

Viewers could mail Dale a self-addressed envelope and he would send back a signed playing card.

Six finishes

187 copies of Uncle Dale's Basement Magic exist

Uncle Dale's Basement Magic 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.

Uncle Dale's Basement Magic, Retsy card 0147 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Uncle Dale's Basement Magic, Retsy card 0147 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Uncle Dale's Basement Magic, Retsy card 0147 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Uncle Dale's Basement Magic, Retsy card 0147 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Uncle Dale's Basement Magic, Retsy card 0147 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Uncle Dale's Basement Magic, Retsy card 0147 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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