While many initially scoffed at Ty’s under-stuffed animals and referred to them as ‘roadkill, ’ the haters were quickly hushed when 30, 000 were sold at the first toy show in Atlanta.

开始有很多人都嘲笑Ty的玩具瘪瘪的没有内容，戏称他们是“马路杀手”，但在亚特兰大的首次玩具展销会上售出3万个玩具后，这些人很快就闭嘴了。

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Their first big break came in late 2003, when the couple set up a booth at a toy industry show in New York.

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Toys are on center stage because of the 108th annual American International Toy Fair, the largest international toy trade show in the western hemisphere.

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It's hard to blame Patrick for being eager to show off his new toy.

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