Meerkat toy sells for £920 on eBay
- Thu, 10 Dec 2009
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A limited edition Aleksandr Orlov Meerkat toy has been snapped up on eBay for £920, with proceeds going to charity.
One of the first Aleksandr Orlov meerkat toys to be auctioned off on eBay has been sold for a staggering £920.
The item had 46 bids and the proceeds from this auction listing will go to The Shooting Star Children's Charity.
A limited edition run of the toys, based on the star of the Compare the Meerkat adverts, were due to be sold exclusively in Harrods in the run up to Christmas.
A reservation list on the department stores website had to be closed the day after the announcement because all 1,500 talking Aleksandr Orlov toys had been sold.
But, because demand was so high, Harrods released a statement earlier this week saying that chairman Mohammed Al Fayed had decided to give all the toys to a select number of children's charities.
These charities have since put a number of the donated toy meerkats on eBay. Other similar listings will be ending this weekend.
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