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Time for another fun contest. We've got a $50 eBay gift card to give away along with 10 more Black Friday t-shirts. To be entered to win, just reply to this thread with a link to something on eBay that you think would make a great gift idea and post a sentence or two about what it is and what kind of person you think it would appeal to.

The contest will run through Sunday night at 8pm ET. At that point I'll randomly pick someone to win the gift card and 10 more people to win Black Friday t-shirts. As always, if you've already won a shirt you can't win another, but you can try for the gift card.

Also, you can post once per day during the contest (so up to 5 total entries), but please do not post more than once per day.

Good luck!

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This seems like a pretty cool gift for a teen's bedroom. It's a puzzle lamp that you can hang up from the ceiling. There was a place in the mall selling these exact things for $45-100! You could help them make their own and get the exact colors that they wanted.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/30-Pieces-IQ-LIGHT-Jigsaw-Modern-Ceiling-Puzzle-Lamp-Light-Shade-S-Size-new-/111364131564?pt=US_Lamp_Shades&var=&hash=item19edd1caec

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Johnny Lightning Topper 1971 Indy 500 Race Set In Box With Orig Cars
 
This is a variation of a toy I had in 1969...
 
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 http://hooniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/johnny-lightning-1970-JCPenneys.jpg
 
http://www.vintagetoysillustrated.com/vintagetoy/forsale/september/2009/TOPPER_TOYS_JOHNNY_LIGHTNING_ROCKET_500_INDY_TRACK_SET_BOX_LID.JPG
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO5QPeSrKsY
 
This race track had a hill (right side of picture) with slide controls.  When your car reached the bottom of the hill, you slid the slide control from left to right.  A hook would grab the bottom of the car and pull it up the hill.  If you moved the slide too fast, the car would lose control and fly off the track.  If you moved it too slow, the car would not finish the next lap.  This track was a lot more fun that watching hot wheels or squeezing the controller of a slot car set.  In the early 70s, Topper went under due to fraud.  About the same time, my younger sister toddled through mine breaking a few of the tracks which could not be replaced.
 
In 1994, Playing Mantis bought the rights to some topper toys including Johnny Lightning and a new racing set was introduced.  I bought two -- one to play with and one for spare parts.  They are still a lot of fun to play with (I still haven't invited my sister to play).  My kids and our cats really enjoyed this track.  If you know someone who once owned one or would like to make some kid's Christmas very exciting, get one of these tracks.
 
The cars are really unusual and fun to collect.  I have a few (a lot really) we play with and even more still in original packaging.  When the Johnny Lightning brand was discontinued in 2013, the tracks and cars got a lot more expensive (my tracks were $10 new) and more difficult to find.
 
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/images/AUTOIMAGES/RA50152ABlg.jpg

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ANTIQUE MARX 1950'S? 1960'S BATTERY OP 42" STUTZ BEARCAT PEDAL CAR

 

The seller doesn't know what he has.  This electric car ran on dry cells that could not be recharged.  My father spent an arm and a leg on batteries.  I still have the car and here is a picture of my oldest riding mine nearly 20 years ago...

 

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Other than new (rechargeable) batteries and the bulb horn, this car is original bumper to bumper.  An electric car is a great car for any small child.

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Garmin-Vivofit-Fitness-Band-Black-010-01225-00-/151465552505?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23440cea79

 

 

I have been walking about 5 miles a day. I started out walking one mile a day. November 11th it will be a year since I started walking and I have lost about 85 lbs. I really want one of these!!!! It keeps track of so much for you!! Love it :)

WOW WTG.Is that all you did to lose the weight is walk??

redraccoon

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This is a great gift for the budding engineer in any girl..................   my daughter has been begging for the full line of items!
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Goldie-Blox-and-the-Builders-Survival-Kit-International-Shipping-Available-/251695639680?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item3a9a3aac80

GoldieBlox and the Builder’s Survival Kit is the ultimate expansion pack for the most adventurous innovator!

With more than 190 pieces, GoldieBlox and the Builder’s Survival Kit offers hours of fun and endless possibilities.

Goldie’s Diary of Inventions (included in the Builder’s Survival Kit), offers kids a wide-eyed perspective of Goldie’s world, her friends and family, and all of her secret inventions.

From budding engineers to master architects, GoldieBlox and the Builder’s Survival Kit gives inventors the freedom to choose their own difficulty level. With included prompts, kids can build simple and small or big and bold.

Kids develop spatial skills through basic engineering principles while building their reading skills and confidence in problem solving.

 

 

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