This True Story of a Boy and His Lost Stuffed Monkey Will Leave You in Tears It’s a real-life Toy Story: A boy who lost his beloved stuffed monkey, Ah-ah, on a family vacation 500 miles away gets reunited with him three years later — thanks to an impossibly lucky bid on eBay. </noscript> For years, Ah-ah wasn’t just a toy — he was the boy’s closest friend, and the family was devastated when Ah-ah went missing during a camping trip to the Rocky Mountains. While everyone else gave up trying to find him, the boy’s mom never did. Randomly, while surfing eBay, she searched for a blue monkey stuffed animal, and found one that looked enough like Ah-ah it might make a good replacement. SEE MORE: • School Rallies Behind Field Day Runner With Cerebral Palsy • Tearjerker: Dying Man’s Final Wish to be Reunited With Dog Imagine her surprise when she saw the cut-off tag and dryer-burnt hair of her son’s missing best friend. It’s hard not to cry along with them. Here Ah-ah is on eBay. The seller operates a store called Lost Loves Toy Chest that reunites lost toys with their owners. The best part: As the boy holds Ah-ah and his mom explains how he came back, he tells her, crying, “We shouldn’t have had to pay for him.” UPDATE: We spoke to the boy’s dad, who explains that his son is a little embarrassed about all the press. “We’d like to turn all this positive attention into something good,” he says, and asks that you donate to MyCharityWater.org if you’re as touched by the story as we are. Follow the author on Twitter @_Cooper. SEE MORE: • This High School Reunion Blurb Will Melt Your Heart • This British Ad for Marriage Equality Is Perfect [Reddit]
Jim 07.09.12 @ 12:13 pm All these people complaining about selling it for a profit – how the hell was the seller supposed to know that the original owner would find it on ebay when they put a bid in? The guy probably bought it at someones garage sale and is reselling it.
Manana 07.09.12 @ 12:21 pm The kid wasn’t really that into it anymore..the mom kept pushing and trying to get the kid more emotional.
hotfive 07.09.12 @ 4:49 pm Agreed. The mother is crying before the boy knows what she’s talking about, manipulating his emotions for the sake of the video she then hurriedly made public. The eBay auction ended nine days ago. Here’s hoping the boy gets his own place as soon as he’s able.
Jerry 07.09.12 @ 5:18 pm So happy someone else felt this way. I expected a vid showing the kid just opening up the package and being emotional on his own…not his mom starting to cry like she’s about to tell him his dog died while he was at school and manipulating him into a reaction because she needs to make a big deal out of something. I have $100 that says she loves watching hours and hours of “reality” television.
Nikki Machado 07.09.12 @ 6:17 pm I hate to be cynical. I want to believe its Ah-ah, I really do, but obviously the Mother could have cut a tag off a new blue monkey and purposely singe that monkey’s hair as well. I certainly hope someone wouldn’t exploit their child in such a way, however, my faith in humanity consistently wanes each year.
Dangermum 07.09.12 @ 6:38 pm I have an 8 y/o son that has an 8 y/o monkey. That monkey is the most important thing to him. My son doesn’t get excited much. I rarely cry. But this is exactly how it would go down at my house. You haters obviously don’t have children esp. She was crying first because she knew she had the monkey. The kid didn’t know what was coming. And I’m sure the monkey is legit. Idiots.
Chameleon In Bolinas 07.09.12 @ 7:29 pm Yes it was a loving moment. But seeing that some dude in FL is selling dirty old toys (she mentioned in the video that the monkey had dirt on it’s feet) for 30 bucks a pop makes me want to start selling garbage on ebay for outrageous prices. He has 32 Thousand listings! If you see something that reminds you of your childhood, lucky you, but he does Not ‘reunite people with their old toys’, he he just sells all kinds of crap, and cheap toys are one of those things.
Roy 08.09.12 @ 12:14 am If you check the auction at ebay, you can clearly see the cut-off tag http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&item=230838359693
Marian 08.09.12 @ 10:23 am Totally legit!!! From a mom that spent THREE MONTHS searching on EBay two, three times a day; posted on Plush Memories plush toys, called all places we went the day “Horsy” was lost and that found my sons beloved lost friend on EBay I can say this completely adds up. Now I did not find THE horse we lost but a new one. But when I found it I hyperventilated and my heart was pounding out of my chest like I won the Lottery and my emotions where just like this mom when we gave it to our son. Those lovies are more than a plush toy, they are friends, companions, security. You will not be able to understand unless you have a child that falls in-love with a random plush that you will treasure forever.
leaflet 08.09.12 @ 1:21 pm That mom is a drama queen, going on and on about it…. with the camera rolling. Yes, boys should not be made to feel like losers if they cry, but my gosh, do boys really need to be trained to become drama queens?
Maurice Gosby 09.09.12 @ 4:58 pm the saddest thing is that mom didnt get a thank you. i’ll have to remember to thank my mom the next time i get a chance
Analisa 11.09.12 @ 12:32 am I think it would be great if one of the news shows brought the mom,son and the seller together.what a sweet story
Betsy Gilbert 21.09.12 @ 12:34 am If the monkey was priced at six bucks or whatever anyone might say “oh, Cute monkey” and buy it. A $30.00 price tag insures that only the “rightful” owner would pay, and reclaim the priceless monkey.
Nelson Click 21.09.12 @ 1:42 pm This is one of those moments where I’m glad there’s an internet. Before nobody would have ever heard of this truly wonderful story. It’s more immediate and personal than television. This is a moment where I’m glad it’s a modern world. Thank God for internet, Ebay, FedEx and computers. This could not have happened without them.
Rachael Lynn LaPlant-Avon Rep 24.09.12 @ 1:38 am For the people complaining about the price. You can’t put a pricetag on a favorite childhood toy and the look on your baby’s face when they are reunited with it. ‘Nuff said.
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