ULTRA RARE, BIG, 11" GUND AQUA MINT LIGHT GREEN SNUFFLES from 1980. Is he that rare?

 I am sure a lot of snuffles enthusiasts followed the recent Ebay auction of the light green aqua snuffles.  The result of the auction was quite high and I am wondering, is he really that rare?

Link to the auction.

With permission of the person who ran this auction, I am posting her pictures of this rare snuffles here.