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It’s a Zhu Zhu Holiday

Check Out Zhu Zhu Listings at GuineaPigSense.com.

Sale Dont Miss FREE SHIP ZhuZhu Hamster Pet NR $16.95 Time Remaining: 1h 7m Bid now

New Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster 2010 ROCKSTARS ROXIE $4.99 Time Remaining: 1h 26m Bid now

Zhu Zhu Pet HAMSTER CARRIER BED BLANKETS GREEN ORANGE $6.99 Time Remaining: 1h 26m Bid now

As you’ve probably heard about or seen, the popular Zhu Zhu Pets have taken over the world. Okay, well not the world but at least these endearing and fine-furred friends have become the hit toy this holiday season, attracting more than one million searches on eBay over Thanksgiving weekend alone. It’s been a breakout hamster hit reminiscent of toy crazes of yesteryear, such as Tickle Me Elmo and Cabbage Patch Kids. A shortage of the Zhu Zhu Pets led to an increase in listings on eBay which grew at 10% per day.

Did you know that more than 100,000 Zhu Zhu Pets were sold on eBay in the first week of December (from November 30th to December 6th)? If you’re still not convinced, take a look at some of the statistics:

• On December 8, there were 39,994 listings for Zhu Zhu Pets
• Chunk is the most desired Zhu Zhu Pet character according to price points on eBay. At his highest price, Chunk is listed for $61 with other characters’ highest prices ranging from $42.29 to $58.

Pictures are worth a thousand words – especially when they are cute and techno. And I couldn’t summarize it any better than this map. Here’s a visual indicator of all U.S.-based transactions that occurred on eBay from November 1 to November 30, 2009.

I wonder if I’ll find a Mr. Squiggles, Chunk, Pipsqueek or NumNums under my tree on the 25th?

- Julie Haddon

eBay Ink Blog calls it "It’s a Hamster Holiday!" I call it "It’s a Zhu Zhu Holiday!"

ZhuZhu Puppies Veterinarian Playset $16.00 Time Remaining: 35m Bid now

Sale Dont Miss FREE SHIP ZhuZhu Hamster Pet NR $16.95 Time Remaining: 1h 7m Bid now

Lot 3 Kung Zhu Zhu Battle Pets Serge with Skateboard EUC $1.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 20m Bid now

New Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster 2010 ROCKSTARS ROXIE $4.99 Time Remaining: 1h 26m Bid now

Zhu Zhu Pet HAMSTER CARRIER BED BLANKETS GREEN ORANGE $6.99 Time Remaining: 1h 26m Bid now

New WILD BUNCH Zhu Zhu Pet Hamster SWEETIE Bunny Rabbit $3.99 Time Remaining: 1h 26m Bid now

Do you collect marbles?

Whether you start with agates or reals, oxbloods or cat's eyes, shooters or peewees, a marble collection can be a fun and rewarding hobby. Unlike some collector's items, which are good for little except gathering dust, marbles are useful, beautiful and often valuable, as well. But before you can tell an Akro Corkscrew from a Christiansen Swirl, you need to master a few basics.

How to Start a Marble Collection

eHow.com has a great article about how to start a marble collection. After reading the rest of the article, gather all your marbles around and start your marble collection. When you need to add more marbles to your collection head to Marbledom.com to get more at great auction prices.

Here is a small sampling of marbles you can find at Marbledom.com. These are corkscrews:

Corkscrew Akro Agate White based swirl or White based with Red Patch $1.75 Time Remaining: 6h 48m Bid now

5 8 AKRO three color Prize Name Corkscrew AKRO AGATE AGATES MARBLE $9.99 Time Remaining: 9h 49m Bid now

5 8 AKRO EGG YOLK BLUE Prize Name DOUBLE Corkscrew AKRO AGATE AGATES MARBLE $9.99 Time Remaining: 9h 51m Bid now

5 8 AKRO Cherry AdePrize Name DOUBLE Corkscrew AKRO AGATE AGATES MARBLE $9.99 Time Remaining: 9h 56m Bid now

Vintage Marbles Old Marbles Akro Agate Corkscrew 4+ Color Marble NMINT 5 8 NEAT $5.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 10h 23m Bid now

Vintage 1920s 40 Akro Agate Corkscrew M35 127 FREE SHIPPING $4.99 Time Remaining: 10h 30m Bid now

Vintage 1920s 40 Akro Agate Corkscrew Marble M35 119 FREE SHIPPING $6.99 Time Remaining: 10h 30m Bid now

Vintage 1920s 40 Akro Agate Corkscrew Marble M35 139 FREE SHIPPING $6.99 Time Remaining: 10h 30m Bid now

Vintage 1920s 40 Nice Size Akro Agate Corkscrew M35 125 FREE SHIPPING $4.99 Time Remaining: 10h 32m Bid now

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Hottest Holiday Toys on eBay

With budgets tight, this year's hot holiday toy list is filled with cheap, basic fun stuff for kids. High-tech gadgetry is out, action figures, fashion dolls and fake pets are in.

Hottest Holiday Toys Yahoo! Shopper

Why not save more by shopping for the hottest holiday toys by getting them on eBay.

HEXBUGS: A robotic creepy crawler that changes direction when encountering something in his path.

Hexbug Nano Ant Robotic Creature $20.22 Time Remaining: 3h 54m Buy It Now for only: $20.22 Buy It Now

HexBug Nano Orbit Collection Series 5 Pack Hex Newton Robot Robotic Bug Micro $7.27 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 5h 17m Bid now

NEW HEXBUG NANO HABITAT SET $37.99 Time Remaining: 5h 45m Buy It Now for only: $37.99 Buy It Now

Dino Roars Hatchlings: Baby dinosaur hatches and comes to life. Responds to petting by waking up, and lets out real roars.

PLAYSKOOL Dino Roars Hatchlings NEW $21.95 Time Remaining: 16d 19h 22m Buy It Now for only: $21.95 Buy It Now

Ni hao kai-lan: Next iteration of Dora the Explorer; Chinese-English bilingual instead of Spanish-English.

Ni hao Kai lan Nickelodeon Kai lan Collectible MEGABLOK $12.99 Time Remaining: 56m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 Buy It Now

NI HAO Kai Lan Dino Dreams Talking Plush Doll 2009 12 Fisher Price Model no5889 $12.99 Time Remaining: 1h 16m Bid now

NI HAO KAI LAN MEGA BLOKS DRAGON BOAT 3131 $15.00 Time Remaining: 1h 28m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 Buy It Now

Bakugan: Meaning "exploding sphere" in Japanese, Bakugan--a collection of action figure fighters that pop out of a ball--is the top-selling U.S. action figure over the past year and the No. 1 show on the Cartoon Network.

Bakugan Battle Brawlers and Case Lot $0.99 Time Remaining: 35m Bid now

BAKUGAN GUNDALIAN INVADERS DRAGONOID COLOSSUS MIB $39.99 Time Remaining: 44m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 Buy It Now

1pcs new Iron man bakugan 1 metal card RARE $5.99 Time Remaining: 44m Bid now

Liv Doll Line: Fashion dolls are hot. Liv is a new one geared for a slightly older audience than Barbie, to those peeking a little ways ahead to their teen years. Various characters are into music, fashion, extreme sports and other endeavors.

LIV DOLL ALEXIS FASHION STYLING HEAD NEW BAG MCDONALD FREE SHIPPING $4.74 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 17m Buy It Now for only: $4.74 Buy It Now

Bratz Funky Fashion Fever Sasha Jade Liv Sophie Dolls McDonalds 2003 2011 LOT $3.45 Time Remaining: 3d 23h 32m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 Buy It Now | Bid now

LIV DOLL DANIELA FASHION NEW MCDONALDS 6 FREE SHIPPING DOLL TOY 2011 $4.99 Time Remaining: 4d 13h 35m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 Buy It Now

Printies: Designing your own stuffed animals online, with specially imprinted paper that tears off to leave a 3-D outline that gets stuffed with accessories.

Printies ocean pet jungle design studio stuff animals $15.99 Time Remaining: 10d 32m Buy It Now for only: $15.99 Buy It Now

Printies Ocean Design Studio $3.99 Time Remaining: 10d 16h 36m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 Buy It Now

Printies Jungle Design Studio $3.99 Time Remaining: 10d 16h 46m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 Buy It Now

Fashion Runway Project Design Challenge: Use colored pencils and sketchpads to create the latest fashionable outfits.

Project Runway Fashion Design Challenge Set 450+ Pieces $82.40 Time Remaining: 14d 1h 15m Buy It Now for only: $82.40 Buy It Now

Project Runway Fashion Accessory Design Challenge Sketch Set $29.65 Time Remaining: 28d 1h 2m Buy It Now for only: $29.65 Buy It Now

Zhu Zhu Pets: Hot furry friends. They are as cute as Guinea Pigs.

ZhuZhu Puppies Veterinarian Playset $16.00 Time Remaining: 35m Bid now

Sale Dont Miss FREE SHIP ZhuZhu Hamster Pet NR $16.95 Time Remaining: 1h 7m Bid now

Lot 3 Kung Zhu Zhu Battle Pets Serge with Skateboard EUC $1.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 20m Bid now

Monopoly City: This version includes 3-D skyscrapers and city parks. Players can even foil opponents by building nearby sewage plants and other annoyances.

MONOPOLY New York City Edition $88.77 Time Remaining: 6h 50m Buy It Now for only: $88.77 Buy It Now

Monopoly City Replacement Game Piece 2009 Mover Token Pawn Work Truck Van $5.39 Time Remaining: 10h 31m Bid now

Twin Cities Edition Monopoly Game $5.00 Time Remaining: 13h 34m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 Buy It Now | Bid now

Rubiks Touch Cube: An updated electronic version of '80s classic. Instead of twisting, a player swipes a finger across the squares to reach the next sequence. Feeling stuck? The Touch Cube will even give hints for the next move

New Rubiks TouchCube ELECTRONIC LIGHTED RUBIKS CUBE GREAT GIFT IDEA 30off $49.99 Time Remaining: 21h 8m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 Buy It Now | Bid now

New Rubiks TouchCube Rubiks Touch Cube Puzzle Game $79.99 Time Remaining: 8d 19h 35m Buy It Now for only: $79.99 Buy It Now

NIB Sealed Rubik Rubiks TouchCube Motion Detecting Touch Cube puzzle game $79.98 Time Remaining: 19d 23h 43m Buy It Now for only: $79.98 Buy It Now

Twilight Barbie Dolls

We've just got word that popular "Twilight" characters Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) will be immortalized in plastic as Barbie dolls!

Barbie has been a doctor, a lawyer, a rock star and now ... a vampire's love interest? Yes, Barbie's team has caught "Twilight" mania and created their tribute to one of America's favorite on-screen couples. They go on sale for only $24.95 each starting November 1st.

'Twilight' Bella and Edward to become Barbie dolls

I am surprised to see these Twilight Barbie dolls. They actually look pretty good.

One thing certain though: They will make great collectibles.

2012 BARBIE TWILIGHT BREAKING DAWN WEDDING BELLA $34.45 Time Remaining: 1h 38m Buy It Now for only: $34.45 Buy It Now

BARBIE TWILIGHT SET OF FIVE EDWARD JACOB BELLA ALICE $249.95 Time Remaining: 15h 19m Buy It Now for only: $249.95 Buy It Now

THE TWILIGHT SAGA BREAKING DAWN PART 1 BELLA PINK LABEL $29.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 19h 39m Bid now

NIB Sold Out Twilight Sagas Edward Cullen Jacob Black Dolls $49.99 Time Remaining: 7h 24m Bid now

BARBIE TWILIGHT SAGA PINK LABEL EDWARD CULLEN DOLL NEW $6.70 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 14h 36m Bid now

Ken Size Doll Handsome Edward Cullen Twilight NUDE $10.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 20h 11m Bid now

ReBorn Dolls

Antique Rose Vintage inspired Hat 4 Reborn Baby Doll $36.99 Time Remaining: 31m Buy It Now for only: $36.99 Buy It Now

REBORN BABY GIRL ANTOINETTE BY LINDA MURRAYCUTEST BABY GIRLNEW LOW PRICE $185.00 Time Remaining: 34m Buy It Now for only: $225.00 Buy It Now | Bid now

Glitter Fairy Vintage inspired Hat 4 Reborn Baby Doll $36.99 Time Remaining: 37m Buy It Now for only: $36.99 Buy It Now

2 Preemie Size Pampers Diapers 4UR Reborn $1.99 Time Remaining: 38m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 Buy It Now

Country Gardens Vintage inspired Hat 4 Reborn Baby Doll $36.99 Time Remaining: 39m Buy It Now for only: $36.99 Buy It Now

2 Huggies Newborn Diapers Great 4UR Reborn Doll Play $1.99 Time Remaining: 40m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 Buy It Now

DREAM NEWBORN BABY GIRLS DOLLS PEACH DRESS SET 17 19 REBORN DOLL $19.76 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 48m Bid now

GeNeSiS HeAt SeT PaiNtS PyRrOLe ReD 02 1 Oz $18.99 Time Remaining: 59m Buy It Now for only: $18.99 Buy It Now

Reborn doll kit 1 day only Rina by Michelle Fagan Amazing Deal $26.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1h 4m Bid now

Custom Reborn TODDLER Baby Doll You Choose Sculpt Bushel and a Peck $899.00 Time Remaining: 1h 5m Buy It Now for only: $899.00 Buy It Now

GeNeSiSULtRaMaRiNe BLuE Paint for Reborning $18.99 Time Remaining: 1h 11m Buy It Now for only: $18.99 Buy It Now

Real Eyes DaRk BLuE Eyes 26MM for Reborn $10.95 Time Remaining: 1h 12m Buy It Now for only: $10.95 Buy It Now

DoE SuEdE Doll Body FuLL Limb 10 Reborn $11.95 Time Remaining: 1h 15m Buy It Now for only: $11.95 Buy It Now

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REBORN BABY GIRL 23 IN IRIS SCULPT BY ELLS OSTEMA SO REALISTIC $375.00 Time Remaining: 1h 23m Buy It Now for only: $450.00 Buy It Now | Bid now

GeNeSiS HeAt SeT PaiNtS PyRrOLe ReD 05 1 Oz $18.99 Time Remaining: 1h 24m Buy It Now for only: $18.99 Buy It Now

Yellow Black Pupil Glass Eyes 16mm for Reborn BJD Doll $0.99 Time Remaining: 1h 31m Buy It Now for only: $7.87 Buy It Now | Bid now

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US PATRIOTIC FAIRY PRINCESS REBORN GIRL SPARKY TUTU BEAUTIFUL DOLL LOW PRICE $70.99 Time Remaining: 2h 5m Buy It Now for only: $99.99 Buy It Now | Bid now

Onsie doll clothes for reborn baby or real baby clothes 3mopink white stripe $0.65 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2h 14m Bid now

SOFT FLANNEL BODY 4 AMY CHRISSY DOLL KITS OR OTHERS $18.99 Time Remaining: 2h 15m Buy It Now for only: $18.99 Buy It Now

Onsie for reborn doll clothes or apple valley or real baby 6mo yellow w flowers $0.25 Time Remaining: 2h 17m Bid now

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PeArL BaBy GoRiLLa Kit For Reborn $64.99 Time Remaining: 2h 23m Buy It Now for only: $64.99 Buy It Now

Dress doll clothes for reborn baby 12mopink with ballarinas $0.65 Time Remaining: 2h 24m Bid now

Cherise BEAUTIFUL bi racial reborn baby girl little kisses forever nursery $127.25 Time Remaining: 2h 24m Bid now

Onsie doll clothes for reborn baby 9modark pink with orange $0.85 Time Remaining: 2h 27m Bid now

Sweater doll clothes for reborn baby 6mo by miniclasics $0.75 Time Remaining: 2h 31m Bid now

2 piece set for reborn doll clothes or apple valley 6 9snoopy $0.75 Time Remaining: 2h 33m Bid now