Jim Alfredson Posted June 27, 2003 Report Posted June 27, 2003 I saw a report on Ebay the other week on 60 Minutes and their CEO said when they started in 1995, over 90% of their business came from Beanie Babies. You remember these things? What happened to them? Are they all worthless now, or are people still paying big $$ for them? I always thought they were quite stupid. Quote
Guest Mnytime Posted June 27, 2003 Report Posted June 27, 2003 (edited) How about Cabbage Patch Dolls? They went from selling around $200-$400 for each to bankrupt in what 2-3 years? Edited June 27, 2003 by Mnytime Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted June 27, 2003 Author Report Posted June 27, 2003 Yeah, those things were fugly as hell, too. Never understood that trend either. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted June 27, 2003 Report Posted June 27, 2003 Well, Cabbage Patch Kids were one thing; it was mainly the "toy of the year" for that Christmas. Beanie Babies on the other hand....come on, people are still thinking they're going to send their kids to Harvard on the sale of their collection. Sad... Quote
catesta Posted June 27, 2003 Report Posted June 27, 2003 I thought the whole Beenie Babies thing was funny. I remember being at a hotel lobby gift store in St. Louis, and seeing two airline pilots digging through a barrel for the ones they didn't already have. They looked like little kids. My wife had some, and now they belong to the dog. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted June 28, 2003 Report Posted June 28, 2003 My wife had some, and now they belong to the dog. I can relate to that; the only one in this house is one Moose the cat stole from somewhere. He seems to like it, but I don't think he's ready to start a collection yet... Quote
Guest Mnytime Posted June 28, 2003 Report Posted June 28, 2003 How about those Fizzbo's or whatever they are called? Quote
Brad Posted June 28, 2003 Report Posted June 28, 2003 My wife really got into those and we've got tons. We put them away. I took that room over as a music room. While they're sort of cute, it was a big waste of money. Anybody want to buy some? Quote
Jazzmoose Posted June 28, 2003 Report Posted June 28, 2003 My wife really got into those and we've got tons. We put them away. I took that room over as a music room. While they're sort of cute, it was a big waste of money. Anybody want to buy some? Whoops! Time to run.... Quote
Guest Mnytime Posted June 28, 2003 Report Posted June 28, 2003 You mean Furbies? Yea, that's it. My fiancée collects those damn things. She puts up with my crazy collections so I can live with them. Though I think Fizzbos sounds better. Quote
Dan Gould Posted June 28, 2003 Report Posted June 28, 2003 (edited) Beanie Babies had an absolutely brilliant marketing plan, by making every one of them "limited" and retiring them. A huge difference between Beanie Babies and Cabbage Patch. Several years ago, Beanie Babies, if I recall correctly, tried to jumpstart their sales by announcing the imminent retirement of the whole line, but then they reneged and hurt themselves because it annoyed their hard core customers. BTW, I do NOT have a collection! I know about this stuff because at the height of the Beanie Baby craze, my Mom brought Beanie Babies into the Gift Shop at the Historical Society where she is the Director. That gives you a good idea of how popular they were-what are Beanie Babies doing in the gift shop of a small New England Museum? They've got beautiful arts, crafts and books for sale, plus an overflowing barrel of Beanie Babies! But the time has passed-the price is down to a buck and everytime I'm there, it doesn't seem like they've sold one in the past year. Edited June 28, 2003 by Dan Gould Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted June 28, 2003 Author Report Posted June 28, 2003 Well, I suppose they might be worth something in another 20 years. . . maybe $2 a piece. Quote
Dan Gould Posted June 29, 2003 Report Posted June 29, 2003 (edited) To answer the thread question, my inbox gave the answer today: I have a feeling some people are going to take offense at this one ... Edited June 29, 2003 by Dan Gould Quote
Ed S Posted June 29, 2003 Report Posted June 29, 2003 Beanie Babies had an absolutely brilliant marketing plan, by making every one of them "limited" and retiring them. Hey, doesn't that sound like Blue Note Records? Every release is limited and "retired" either by series (Conns) or sales - all other releases. Quote
Brad Posted June 29, 2003 Report Posted June 29, 2003 Assuming that Ty is really doing a war beanie babie, from my point of view, it's quite offensive. I always thought Beanies were supposed to represent some neutral animal type or something like that was generally inoffensive. This, to me, is offensive. I think it was Stephen Decatur who said something like "patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." That's what that represents to me. I'm sure others in this country where criticism or dissent doesn't seem to be encouraged anymore might disagree. Quote
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