On: All grown-ups were once children, but only few of them remember it

[throw0101a]

> You missed the part where they could just buy the toy for €2.

The fact that the item was won as a prize imparts on it an (psychological) 'aura' that simply buying it does not. Related:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endowment_effect

[triceratops → throw0101a]

Addressed by the second part of my comment.