Interesting Read: Concocted Beanie Baby Craze

Benson · Feb 22, 2015

And the lawyer got paid (more than the collection was worth ultimately) while this was going on.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/...es-to-court-over-beanie-babies_n_6631598.html

AMAZIN HOF COLLECTOR · Feb 22, 2015

I got bit by Beanies but harder by webkinz.
Kids cost me some stupid money. Almost like baseball cards....

AnthonyCorona · Feb 22, 2015

BigAppleJak said:
Yeah, this guy didn't help much either.

Hahaha my man Don West

lambert58 · Feb 22, 2015

I made some really good money on them. My girlfriend back then, now my wife got sick and she loves stuffed animals so I saw a few at a store for $5.00 each and the guy said I can't keep these in stock so i got all that he had...I think 6 that day. Well, I was one who did find out delivery dates and usually sold them within a month of buying them, like prospects, but much fast turn times. Then a frined of mine who managed a gift card store said he would sell them for me, so I would give him like 10 a week or so and he sold all of them for very good money ($50-$200 each). I still have some but who cares I must have made a few grand on them things.

Juan Gris · Feb 23, 2015

When I had my tonsils out in 1993 some family gave me a frog and dog Beanie Baby. Years later I dug them out of the attic and found out they would have been worth a small fortune during the rush.

dstrawberryfan39 · Feb 23, 2015

I have a few as well my favorite is my darryl strawberry one I have 2 of those it's a 98 yankees one

IndyManning18 · Feb 23, 2015

Somebody should jump on this one.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/like/301338154325?lpid=82&chn=ps

clarkzac · Feb 23, 2015

I would be interested to see the highest that each Beanie Baby ever sold for. I know my sister and I had a bunch growing up. We would play with them, but the tags were never to come off. We even had some of those plastic cases that were made to keep the tags in good condition. I remember some of the ones that we had, but I'm fairly certain that they got lost in the move a few years back

michaelstepper · Feb 23, 2015

I remember the first colored bears were selling in the 1500-3000 range and peanut the royal blue elephant was upwards of 5 'gs at one point.

Hawk8 · Feb 23, 2015

IndyManning18 said:
Somebody should jump on this one.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/like/301338154325?lpid=82&chn=ps

Think I would rather have the one that is listed for $92,500, it does come with a case after all

Yanks2151 · Feb 23, 2015

The giveaway Beanies were a must have back then too. David Wells perfect game was a Beanie Baby day at Yankee Stadium. Valentino Bear was the bear. They actually have this bear in The Hall of Fame. It was a regular issue bear but the ones that were given out for Wells perfecto happened to have a spelling error on the tag. The word "original" was spelled wrong. It was spelled "Origiinal" I have a few ticket stubs to this game and the correct Beanie to go with the stub. Tough to find that "variation" spelling error if you needed it to go with the stub.

Edit to mention a card (picturing the bear) came with the giveaway. The back of the card showed the date, game being played, sponsor and had a serial number. I took this pic from the Internet but this is what the set looks like:

vwnut13 · Feb 23, 2015

Believe it or not, the Yankees still have TY Beanie Buddies (the bigger ones) giveaway days.

michaelstepper · Feb 23, 2015

I have the moose given away at a mariners game. W/certificate. Not as cool as wells perfecto

bigunitcards · Feb 23, 2015

over 40,000 ended auctions on eBay, with a lot of the early stuff stilling going for hundreds/thousands of dollars. Craze may be over, but the collecting market still exists looks like.

MansGame · Feb 24, 2015

Great read and brings back a lot of memories. I also am confused like [MENTION=10698]bigunitcards[/MENTION] regarding the warehouse they reference...

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