Falling Whistles
Falling Whistles sells whistles for $34 to $104 to raise money for education, advocacy, and the rehabilitation of war-affected people in Congo. The organization got its name from a journal written by its founder, sharing his experiences during a trip to eastern Congo in 2008. During that trip, Falling Whistles' founder met a group of five former child soldiers who told him that some children who were too young to carry weapons were sent into battle armed only with whistles. By wearing whistles, the campaign aims to use this weapon as a tool of protest and to raise awareness of the situation in Congo. As of September 2010, $500,000 has been raised.
Big Loo
In 2016, new record values were set on some of the original accessories, with an original instruction sheet selling for over $220., and an original whistle going for over $600., both on Ebay. An average robot averages now at $600.+ with normal wear and imperfections (with no or very few accessories), and one that still "talks" with the original recorded voice and hand crank always commands more money. Near mint condition Loo's sell for 2 to $3000. and more. If you're fortunate enough to still have the original BOX that the robot came in, depending upon the condition, it could add well over $1000. to the overall value of the toy, and of course the better the condition of the box, the higher the premium. The best example (and most rare due to the dark green plastics and accessories included) of a mint-in-box Big Loo was sold in 2017 for a record $6495.00 on Ebay by the proprietor of BigLooRobot.com (also the exclusive supplier for exact high quality replicas of the original instruction sheets), and regularly offered museum quality robots with accessories are selling for $2500. to $4000. at Trademark Classics, the latter being one of the only toy shops in the USA that currently offers professional repair on the costly robots for individual clients and museum displays.