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MonarC · 03-21-2003, 06:15 PM

Hey guys,
do u remember the beanie baby craze?
Did any of u collect any of those?
and if so have u tried to sell them?
and how much profit were u able to make?

I have at leat 100 of those critters

maybe one day they will make me rich

Mossopp · 03-21-2003, 06:21 PM

I remember Beanies!! Everyone in the UK was mad on them about 3 years ago. I have a few but I never bought any of them myself - they were given to me by other people. I've got a cat, a pig, a cow and about 4 different bears.
One of my bears is apparantly worth quite a bit of money but I was never that fanatical about beanies to actually worry about how much mine were worth.

Titania · 03-21-2003, 06:34 PM

lol!! i had soo many of those things in 5th and 6th grade...now they decorate my room...i have them on shelves over the windows and behind the door..everywhere...

(my favorites were Twigs, Snip, Speedy, Chops, and Gigi, lol. the most recent ones i got were Righty and Siam...lol, theyre still pretty cute)

Kay Scarpetta · 03-21-2003, 06:36 PM

I have a lot of the bears and a few others. I don't have like 268094 of them, though

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 03-21-2003, 06:36 PM

LOL I have tons of those. I remember when I was 9 my friend and I brought a diff one to school everyday to put on our desk and our teacher would always come up to us and say how cute they were. I even have those tiny ones from McDonalds (ugh we ate there like everyday to get a new one and by the time it was over I was ready to puke over McDonalds...havn't been a big fan of it since

) I never tried to sell them though...I don't even think they're worth much cause so many ppl have them.

Mijada · 03-21-2003, 07:37 PM

I have about 10 of them in my room but I don't want to sell them yet.

Bad_Company · 03-21-2003, 07:46 PM

Yeah i collected quite a few a those ......I am kinda sorry I did buy so many i spent couple hundred on all of em. I hope that one day they will be worth.....but i doubt it .They used to say the princess bear was worth alor of money but i saw one in an antique store for like 30$....so i dunno

They only ones who made a lot of money are the TY company.

But they are so cute!

Mossopp · 03-21-2003, 07:59 PM

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Originally posted by Bad_Company

But they are so cute!

My beanie cat is just like that - 'cept it's brown, not grey. It's called Pounce and was 'born' on August 28, 1997.

Warm & Fuzzy · 03-21-2003, 08:00 PM

I own five, they were all gifts though.

And I have a mini one from McDonald's.

David · 03-21-2003, 08:10 PM

Oh back in '98 I remember the Beanie Craze here! Dude, I was really hookd on those things... I have 125+.. and all the mini ones from McDonalds! LoL!.. My fave has to be Clubby, because it was born on the same date as me, and it's just so tight... I also like Erin, Princess Diana, Twigs, The Beginning, the Holiday Bears, Bones, Peanut, and ohers... lol... and I havent sold them. I'm saving them!

Do you all keep the tags on them? I do...

David · 03-21-2003, 08:11 PM

And, here in Jacksonville, FL.. the beanie craze was sorta watered down by the Pokemon craze

Mossopp · 03-21-2003, 08:16 PM

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Originally posted by SomersCompany3
And, here in Jacksonville, FL.. the beanie craze was sorta watered down by the Pokemon craze

I kept the tags on all my beanies - you're not meant to take them off.
Since you mentioned Pokemon I must admit I preferred Pokemon to Beanies. I used to buy Pokemon cards. I have my entire collection - I have loads of Japanese cards - displayed on my bedroom wall. I also have about 5 different t-shirts with PiKachu and Team Rocket on them.
This would all be perfectly normal and acceptable were I not 18 years old at the time!!

David · 03-21-2003, 08:20 PM

I agree! I loved Pokemon more than TY Beanies!... Lol... I was addicted to Pokemon as well. I always had the best cards .. lol.. I was so sad when the public started to get tired of it...

But I still have all my cards...

Krisalicious · 03-21-2003, 08:21 PM

They were my first obsession. I collected them when I was 8-10 years old. I think I have like.....a little over 100. It's crazy, I even paid $25 for that Princess Diana bear. And now I can't believe I'd pay $25 for a little thing like that. It seemed like I was buying at least two every week. If I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be the Golden Retriever, Fetch. Aww...

I still have some of them in my room with my other animals and stuff, but a lot of them are in a big box somewhere.

~LadyJess~ · 03-21-2003, 09:03 PM

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Originally posted by *A TV People*
LOL I have tons of those. I remember when I was 9 my friend and I brought a diff one to school everyday to put on our desk and our teacher would always come up to us and say how cute they were. I even have those tiny ones from McDonalds (ugh we ate there like everyday to get a new one and by the time it was over I was ready to puke over McDonalds...havn't been a big fan of it since ) I never tried to sell them though...I don't even think they're worth much cause so many ppl have them.

Yeah when I was in 5th grade my friends and I used to bring a different one to school everyday. I had so many of them, even after the craze was starting to die down, my grandmas kept buying them for me. They are all in boxes in the basement now, we needed 3 boxes for all of them, but I have the Princess Diana one in my room in a special case it came in when I got it.

03-21-2003, 06:15 PM	#1
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	TY beanie babies Hey guys, do u remember the beanie baby craze? Did any of u collect any of those? and if so have u tried to sell them? and how much profit were u able to make? I have at leat 100 of those critters maybe one day they will make me rich

03-21-2003, 06:21 PM	#2
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03-21-2003, 06:34 PM	#3
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03-21-2003, 06:36 PM	#4
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	I have a lot of the bears and a few others. I don't have like 268094 of them, though
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03-21-2003, 06:36 PM	#5
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	LOL I have tons of those. I remember when I was 9 my friend and I brought a diff one to school everyday to put on our desk and our teacher would always come up to us and say how cute they were. I even have those tiny ones from McDonalds (ugh we ate there like everyday to get a new one and by the time it was over I was ready to puke over McDonalds...havn't been a big fan of it since ) I never tried to sell them though...I don't even think they're worth much cause so many ppl have them.
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03-21-2003, 07:37 PM	#6
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	I have about 10 of them in my room but I don't want to sell them yet.

03-21-2003, 07:46 PM	#7
Bad_Company 70s Freak Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: Drinkin' a Lone Star in the Lone Star State Posts: 523	Beanies...... Yeah i collected quite a few a those ......I am kinda sorry I did buy so many i spent couple hundred on all of em. I hope that one day they will be worth.....but i doubt it .They used to say the princess bear was worth alor of money but i saw one in an antique store for like 30$....so i dunno They only ones who made a lot of money are the TY company. But they are so cute!
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03-21-2003, 08:00 PM	#9
Warm & Fuzzy Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 02, 2001 Posts: 10,254	I own five, they were all gifts though. And I have a mini one from McDonald's.
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03-21-2003, 08:10 PM	#10
David mcphee. Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 30, 2003 Location: jacksonville, FL. Posts: 28,115	Oh back in '98 I remember the Beanie Craze here! Dude, I was really hookd on those things... I have 125+.. and all the mini ones from McDonalds! LoL!.. My fave has to be Clubby, because it was born on the same date as me, and it's just so tight... I also like Erin, Princess Diana, Twigs, The Beginning, the Holiday Bears, Bones, Peanut, and ohers... lol... and I havent sold them. I'm saving them! Do you all keep the tags on them? I do...
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03-21-2003, 08:11 PM	#11
David mcphee. Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 30, 2003 Location: jacksonville, FL. Posts: 28,115	And, here in Jacksonville, FL.. the beanie craze was sorta watered down by the Pokemon craze

03-21-2003, 08:20 PM	#13
David mcphee. Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 30, 2003 Location: jacksonville, FL. Posts: 28,115	I agree! I loved Pokemon more than TY Beanies!... Lol... I was addicted to Pokemon as well. I always had the best cards .. lol.. I was so sad when the public started to get tired of it... But I still have all my cards...

03-21-2003, 08:21 PM	#14
Krisalicious Archie FTW! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 27, 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 5,775	They were my first obsession. I collected them when I was 8-10 years old. I think I have like.....a little over 100. It's crazy, I even paid $25 for that Princess Diana bear. And now I can't believe I'd pay $25 for a little thing like that. It seemed like I was buying at least two every week. If I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be the Golden Retriever, Fetch. Aww... I still have some of them in my room with my other animals and stuff, but a lot of them are in a big box somewhere.