Let me suggest that if you really had a Crawligator on your kid's Christmas list and you haven't picked one up already, you'd do well not to quibble over the high opening bid on this one. Instead, just count yourself lucky, then email the seller in Kansas and ask for overnight shipping.
Vintage Crawligator, opening bid $100 + 11 s/h, auction ends Dec. 22 [!] [ebay]
Is the C-gator functionally that great for young-uns, or is this more of an ironic/nostalgic/collectible appeal?