Collectors go green with envy over toy

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A YORKSHIRE-MADE stretch toy of Marvel’s The Hulk, which has been described as one of the “rarest stretch toys in existence”, has sold for thousands of pounds, according to Excalibur Auctions.

The figure, which appears to be one of only 30 known examples of the original Hulk stretch figure from 1979 known to still exist, was sold to a private collector at the Excalibur Auctions Vintage Toys, Diecast Models & Model Railways auction for £3,900, write Lucinda Cameron and Lauren Del Fabbro, for the PA news agency.

Originally estimated between £3,000 and £5,000, the final sale set a new record in the UK for “a figure of its kind”, according to the auction house.

Jonathan Torode, from Excalibur Auctions, said: “We were excited to offer this rare piece of nostalgia today, which set a UK auction record for a figure of its kind.