CSB alert. My sister-in-law is a picker/antique dealer. She spotted an antique Buddy Lee doll in a football helmet, gold pants, white jersey with a maroon T on the front, and leather helmet at an estate auction a few years ago. The deceased owner of the doll was an elderly (late 80's) veterinarian. Being a smartie, she reckoned that the doll must have some relationship to Texas A&M since the preponderance of vets in Texas are aggy. She waited all day in the chill central Texas February for a chance to bid on the little feller. Her plan was to bid up to $300. When the doll soared past that point, she picked up her things and prepared to leave. On an impulse, she turned and shouted "$400". The other bidder tipped his hat and exited the auction. She knows that aggy is a little different, and was counting on that weirdness to make a profit. Five days later, she sold the doll on Ebay to somebody in Tokyo for just under $8000. There had been a spirited back and forth between the two bidders-one in Tokyo, Japan, the other in Conroe, Texas. (imagine that). The doll apparently dated back to around 1900, when the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas first fielded a team. You guessed it-they sported a big maroon "T" on their jerseys.