The Shelter Scotland shop in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, gathers donations during the previous 12 months to create the special event, which it has run for 23 years.
There were £1,950 of sales in the first 30 minutes after doors opened yesterday, and by 2pm it had raised £13,900.
Among the items on sale were the £100 Barbie in an extravagant pink and black gown and matching headpiece, which was described as being in pristine condition.
A "new edition" of Wuthering Heights dating from 1858 – just over 10 years after Emily Brontë's novel was published under the pen name Ellis Bell – was for sale for £150.
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