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* ''[[The Berenstain Bears]]'' parodied this with Beary Bubbies in "The Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze". Both Brother and Sister Bear become obsessed with collecting Beary Bubbies, to the point that they do extra chores around the house to earn extra allowance money, and bumming rides from their parents to stores that have them. They aren't the only ones; a trip to a big mall reveals that bear parents are getting into fistfights over them. Thing is that the authors emphasize that you can't even play with a Beary Bubbie as you would with a regular plushie, meaning all you can do is look at them or brag about how many you have. The ending page is the Bears looking at their collection and asking [[Was It Really Worth It?]]
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'' references this with Chocolate Frog cards in the first book. Ron explains that some cards are rarer than others, and collecting them can give you bragging rights. He's been searching for Agrippa.
* In the novel ''[[Afterworlds]]'', the copyright-friendly Sparkle Pony franchise is mentioned a few times. Darcy's fellow author {{spoiler|and girlfriend}} mentions writing fanfic for it, and her little sister Nisha has spent ample time designing icons of herself. They also both collect the toys.
* In ''[[Fangirl]]'', nearly all of Cath's art, shirts and memorabilia are fanmade Simon Snow material. Her dad even had a coworker at his advertising firm draw up a map of Watford for her and her twin sister Wren.
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