The items featured on the thisiswhyyourefat.com website have been described as "culinary Frankensteins" and "items with no nutritional value."

The main feature involved the creation of hills and a valley using a sand tray, an item featured regularly in the programme.

Like most coins these items feature a bust of the president on the front with an eagle atop a shield on the back.

The items all feature an unusual twist to make them more interesting - and drive up the price.

All these items were 6 Volt and curiously did not feature the stunning box art work of the European products.

And the brightly colored items no longer feature those glaring Day-Glo tones that were so common in the 80's.

Many items feature vegetable or fruit designs, or animal designs.

The most valuable item to ever appear on the show featured on 16 November 2008.

Other plotless items featured unison movements and group patterns.

Each item for bid would feature a photograph, a description and a fixed period of time for bidding.