I had one (yes, just one) when they first came to America in the 1960's, so I made up for it when my kids were young by getting them a whole slug of them in the early 1980's. Of course they all ran away from home.... or got lost in a move (I prefer the former story of the two), but I had the good fortune to go to an estate clean out and got an arm-full of them, like Barbie... from all professions, all walks of life; like Barbie, they were in all sorts of shapes/heights; and like Barbie, their wacky proportions stayed the same...... the squatty little fellas. Hey, for my collector's dollar, they have TY's Beanie Babies all to heck. Best of luck with this auction. I hope all goes well with it for you and your winner.