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Meet Labubu, the wildly collectible doll that’s causing a worldwide frenzy - National | Globalnews.ca

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The fluffy, sharp-toothed elves have quickly turned into one of the world’s most valuable toys, fetching sky-high prices and triggering in-store fights as customers line up to get their hands on one.

The character first appeared in a series of picture books by artist and illustration Kasing Lung in 2015 .

Since that fateful initial launch, Labubu toys have slowly picked up steam.

Some dolls have reached the same collector tier as Birkin handbags or collectible sneakers.

Pop Mart’s online store releases a Labubu drop every Thursday morning and in stores the following day, but long online queues and no physical Pop Mart stores in Canada mean lots of disappointed fans miss out each week .

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