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Hundreds queue overnight in China to buy Winter Olympics mascot | South China Morning Post

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Hundreds of people in Beijing were seen queuing overnight outside a Winter Olympics souvenir store to buy the official panda mascot - Bing Dwen Dwen. The price for the toys went up tenfold, to roughly 2,000 yuan (US$314) on the resale market after stock ran out. Three re-sellers have been penalised, according to loc…

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