Retsy Series 1 · Card 0214 · 80-TOY

Wobble Toppers

Every pencil needs a buddy.

Rubber pencil toppers with springy wobbling heads, shaped like aliens, fruit and frowning vegetables.

Card no.: 0214 of 1,280
Set: 80s Toys & Games · 80-TOY
Year: 1988
Type: Collectible pencil toppers
Found at: School book order flyer
Cost back then: 3 for $1

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Nostalgia9/10

Hype8/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value7/10

The story · 1988

The story of Wobble Toppers

Wobble Toppers turned every pencil into a bobblehead, and tapping your desk to make them dance was the main activity during math. There were sixty to collect, sold in blind foil packs. The glittery alien was the one everybody wanted. Teachers banned them twice, and twice the ban failed.

Fun fact

Sticking a topper on a straw made it wobble like it was laughing, which counted as lunchtime entertainment.

Six finishes

187 copies of Wobble Toppers exist

Wobble Toppers 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.

Wobble Toppers, Retsy card 0214 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Wobble Toppers, Retsy card 0214 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Wobble Toppers, Retsy card 0214 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Wobble Toppers, Retsy card 0214 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Wobble Toppers, Retsy card 0214 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Wobble Toppers, Retsy card 0214 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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