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The iPhone 4 pipped Barbie to the post to become eBay’s most-bought item this year.

The company’s ‘top shopped’ list reveals that customers bought more than 1.6 million iPhone 4-related items during the year – not bad, seeing as it only launched in June. And Apple must be very pleased to know that it’s more popular than that other iconic toy, the Barbie doll, which shifted nearly 1.2 million units.

Next most popular were military jackets, with more than a million sold, Hot Wheels at three quarters of a million, and the iPad, of which 621,000 were sold.

"Year after year, we see the hot trends, topics and pop culture obsessions translate into online sales," says Karen Bard Sayah, eBay’s trend expert.

Indeed, the year’s World Cup fervour translated into sales, says eBay, with more than a quarter of a million related items sold – there’s no breakdown, but one wonders how many of those were vuvuzelas.

Rounding out the top ten were the Beatles, Silly Bandz, Alice in Wonderland and the New Orleans Saints.

When it came to fashion, this year Americans were mostly wearing  military jackets, plaid, 1950s styles and neon – not all at the same time, we trust.

"With more than 200 million daily live listings and a community of more than 93 million active users, eBay is uniquely positioned to take the pop culture pulse based on the millions of Marketplace purchases made each day," says Sayah.

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We don’t know why our skin is yellow in the last one we uploaded… Happy 50th Barbie! Don’t know how good we rap, but we just wanted to wish Barbie Doll a happy birthday. The rap is the part that Teresa sings in “The Girl Of Today” from the Beyond Pink album released in 1998. First (well, second..) ever video where we show ourselves, well we had to do something for Barbie’s 50th!

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If you own a daycare, you may be having a few difficulties in choosing the toys for the children to play with. After all, there are a lot of them out there and you may have to make certain that the ones you buy are not going to break your budget. Therefore, it is critical to make certain you choose your daycare toys wisely.

The first thing you should be concerned about when selecting childcare toys is the safety of the toys. You may well have diverse aged children in your care and the toys for the older children could cause a safety hazard for those who are younger. Always help to make certain that the toys you choose are safe and sound and age appropriate.

You will also want to be sure that the toys you pick out are made of quality. The last thing you want to do is keep spending your hard earned money on replacing those that break. Instead, make sure the toys are sturdy and are going to stand up to constant play.

One of the primary issues that a daycare can have is the spread of germs. Almost all it takes is for one youngster to get sick and, the next thing you know, all of the kids under your supervision have it. When choosing the toys, always be certain that they can be cleaned easily. This way, you can take the time to disinfect them several times a day.

These are just a handful of of the considerations you may have when deciding on your daycare toys. Of course, you will also want to be sure that you are going to buy toys that are going to entertain the children under your care and keep them busy while you are attending to your duties. The happier you keep them and the less stressful your job will be.

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