This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as Labubu Looters: Thieves Swipe $7000 Worth of Trendy Dolls in California. Labubu can be expensive, which makes people go to extreme measures to get them.

Labubu dolls feature a distinctive toothy grin and have become sought-after collectibles since their introduction about a decade ago.

Masked thieves raided a California toy store for dozens of sought-after Labubu dolls, as demand for the quirky collectible continues to skyrocket worldwide.View on euronews