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Sell Beanie Babies: Selling Your Beanie Babies On eBay

"Sell Beanie Babies on eBay." This has been standard marketing advice for Beanie owners for about nine years. In fact, Beanies were some of eBay's biggest sellers right from the very beginning, as avid collectors and buyers flocked to the site for a shot at Beanies that were not available locally.

In 1998, the Christian Science Monitor reported on Beanies this way: "When Beanie Babies first tumbled on the scene in 1994, I was mildly impressed. Nonviolent in theme and squishy to the touch, they looked harmless enough - especially compared with those menacing action figures on toy-store shelves. Even the most watchful parent couldn't object to stuffed polyester beanbags with names like Splash the Whale and Squealer the Pig. Best of all, they were a mere $5 a pop. A hard-working eight-year-old could reach into his piggy bank and rustle up enough allowance to buy a new one for his collection. That was the whole idea - or so I thought. Today, Beanie Babies are an 'investment.' Retailers can't keep the critters in stock and are hiking prices accordingly."

However, items wax and wane in popularity, so how are Beanie sales on eBay today (early fall, 2004)? Today, there are 85,165 items listed with the keyword "Beanie" on eBay. The highest priced single Beanie, "TY SIGNED Decade beanie baby Museum Quality Authentic", sold for $1,045. There were only 100 of these bears and obviously they are quite valuable.

There are other high priced Beanies:

* Authenticated Ty BILLIONAIRE 3 BEAR Beanie Baby MWMT MQ: sold for $850
* Old Face Brown Teddy Authenticated Ty Beanie Baby 2nd g: $800
* Authenticated BILLIONAIRE 5 BEAR Ty Beanie Baby MWMT MQ: $799.99
* AUTHENTICATED Ty 2nd Teddy OF MAGENTA Beanie - MWMT MQ!: $799.99
* Abercrombie and Fitch Mens Summer Beanie Hat NEW: $751
* AUTHENTICATED TY WINGLESS QUACKERS BEANIE BABY SAMPLE!, $635.37

The majority of the Beanie Babies auctions that sell well on eBay are collections. For example, a "Ty Collection Of 160 Beanie Bears" sold for GBP 358.98 (Approximately US $643.04). Or, this auction: "OVER 400+ BEANIE BABY COLLECTION - ALL ARE MWMT (subhead) 130+ Bears, Derby, Patti, Claude, Pinchers, and MORE!!" These goodies sold for $599.99.

Obviously, like all such collectible categories, the rarer and more unique the item, the more valuable it is to collectors.

If you wish to sell Beanie Babies on eBay today, the market is still strong, but prices are not as high as they were only a few years ago.

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