can we really part this these?

Personally, I found the idea of Tamaguchi pets quite fascinating, and would have happily adopted one had the idea of an adult playing with a toy such as this not raised eyebrows. As it was, I tried to keep an eye on what Nadav did with the one he received from a friend as a birthday present, hoping that he'd maintain an interest in it long enough for me to get some vicarious experience with it. But of course training a virtual animal ran its course after a couple of weeks at the most, and this toy found itself on the shelf, abandoned. When it came time to part with it, however, though Nadav was willing, I still hoped that someday I might learn to play with it a bit.

Bayblade tops came and went very quickly. By the time that most parents had put out the funds for a top, either a new craze had arrived, or the top that they purchased fell apart. To say the least, they weren't the best made toys, and reading the instructions on how to put them together while your kids watched impatiently over your shoulder was a true test of parental devotion. And they were a classic example of a well orchestrated fad - worth saving if only as a reminder of what not to buy.