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A Beanie Baby is a stuffed animal made by Ty Inc. Ty was founded by Ty Warner. who promoted the line in specialty stores and gift shops. The Ty company's famous special "posable lining" is under stuffed with plastic pellets (or "beans") rather than stuffing (see PVC and PE), giving Beanie Babies a flexible and cuddly feel. A Beanie Baby is essentially a fancy bean bag in the form of a stuffed animal. The original nine Beanie Babies launched in 1993 were Legs the Frog, Squealer the Pig, Spot the Dog, Flash the Dolphin, Splash the Whale, Chocolate the Moose, Patti the Platypus, Brownie the Bear (later renamed "Cubbie") and Punchers the Lobster (later renamed "Pinchers"). The line became a phenomenon in the late 90s when Beanie Babies became both a fad and a collectible. Ty decided to stop making Beanies in 1999, however, consumer demand made Ty Warner change his mind. He continues to run Ty Inc. and design new Beanie Babies to this day. Teenie Beanies, an offshoot of the Beanie Babies line, were made by additional manufacturers for a few McDonalds Happy Meal promotions. Sociology of Beanie BabiesThe phenomenon of Beanie Babies is an example of a product of popular culture. Based on the sales and revenue of this toy, Ty Inc. had created an empire worth over $6 billion. In 1995, there was fear that this hot commodity was slowly losing interest to the general public. To their surprise, there was exponentially increasing demand for the product, resulting in a profit of $250 million in the following year, with substantial re-sale value in the secondary market. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How can i determine the value of my beanie babies? Q. i want to sell my beanie babies. is there a way besides buying a collector's book to find out how much they are worth? Asked by Julia H - Sun May 25 21:35:31 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. I highly distrust price guides unless they are based on the free market. And collectors books are out of date. The best bet is to go look at ebay. Log on. Search for your Beanie Baby by name Click on the "Completed Listings" check box (this is why you need to log on) There, you will see what real people are paying. Good luck! Answered by VinceHerman - Thu May 29 13:02:05 2008 Where can I sell me beanie babies online? Q. I have a bunch of old beanie babies, I'm not looking to get a bunch of $ but I was wondering if there was a good website where I could sell them for maybe a dollar a piece. Is there such a website? Asked by Megan M - Sat Dec 27 12:09:00 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Ebay, but yeah, you will probably get a buck a baby max unless they are super rare. Answered by Iceman - Sat Dec 27 12:12:33 2008 Where can I find listings for the value of Beanie Babies?
Q. Is there a website that gives you an idea of what different Beanie Babies are worth or where people have posted what ones their looking for? Asked by Lj - Thu Sep 25 12:59:21 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. eHow.com has an article on determining value: They say that Ty.com has a list of retired babies and their values, but it doesn't seem to be there. However, Google does turn up a decent number of places to look: Answered by Brian S - Thu Sep 25 13:14:35 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Beanie Babies"
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