It's the Pink Panther from the Pink Panther cartoons.  In Germany he's
called "Paulchen Panter" and pretty popular.

Cheers,
Peter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Lockwood [mailto:Jshopper1@AOL.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 6:59 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Paulchen - ebay - What is this stuff?
>
>
> Listees,
>
> Has anyone gone to ebay and typed in "Paulchen"?  You know,
> Paulchen as in
> the bike carrier for our Vanagons.  Try it if you haven't
> already done so.
>
> Firstly, there are no current Paulchen listings.  Look at the expired
> auctions, there are plenty.  They are all in German, and they
> feature cute
> little plastic figurines!  What is this stuff?  How come no
> bicycle carriers?
>  Does anybody read German, and can they explain this stuff?
> Why are these
> figurines so popular?
>
> What the heck is going on in Germany?
>
> Dennis Lockwood
> 91 Carat
> Original Owner
>

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