Toymaker Ty is continuing its mission to support small ... gift and specialty shops across the U.S. and U.K. The small plush toys, which can be bounced up to 50 feet, could make a perfect stocking ...

In 1997, eBay had auctioned off $500 million worth of the plush toys, accounting for more than 6% of the site's total sales. And the following year, Ty's sales surpassed $1 billion for the first time.