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Scre*ing people out of their hard earned money in the coins arena is not enough; Hager has expanded into cards.
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Please don't ask how I discovered this pathetic revelation.
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Linky http://www.asa-accugrade.com/books.htm
Please don't ask how I discovered this pathetic revelation.
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edit to add i bought the coin about a year and a half ago.
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<< <i>Yes they did. They had plastic boxes for the toys to go in and a special plastic "slab" that went around the tag to protect it. (A bent tag could cut the value of a Beanie Baby in half.
Oh, oh. I think Conder just revealed a bit too much about himself!
No- to be serious, I handled Beanie Babies too, back in 1996 and 1997 and part of 1998. The proceeds paid for my wife's engagement ring and our wedding.
I remember when Beanie Babies (the classic, older ones. I know, I know, that was only going back to late 1995 and 1996!) doubled in value/price in late 1997 and then doubled AGAIN in about March of 1998! $200.00 turned into $400.00, turned into $800.00. It was an amazing time!
You could buy Beanies from the back pages of eBay (especially those auctions that didn't hit on key words) and as soon as the Beanie arrived, re-list as a featured item (eBay charged much less then) and double your money!
Of course we all pretty much know where that market went, and pretty quickly too. The only opportunity left is buying them "raw" (that sound so dumb) and having them authenticated via "True Blue Beans" and re-listing.
There are so many counterfeits now it is difficult to find the real ones (again, referring to the 1996/1997 styles).
Conder reminded me of all of this when he mentioned the value of the tag and if it had a small crease in it or not. Like coins- condition played a major role in the value of these toys. Some things don't change!
peacockcoins
insanity and being near the back of a Hallmark store looking
for a simple greeting card. A clerk brought out a big box of
beanies and set them down next to me. I happened to reach
in and grab a few for curiosity. The crowd rushed the box
like a herd of cattle, like a blue light special was announced.
I was at the right place at the wrong time.
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<< <i>Oh, oh. I think Conder just revealed a bit too much about himself! >>
What?, like I've been around long enough to see many fads come and go? The beanie baby craze was everywhere and coin dealers were even selling them at coin shows. I never bought any, and I never sold any either. Just got a good chuckle out of watching everyone sinking a BUNCH of money into little beanbag animals and crowing about how they were going to be the key to their retirement and how they were going to be rich as the sacks of plastic pellets skyrocketed in value. Try to tell them it's just a fad and that the bubble will burst. "Oh no this time it's different" The sad thing is I actually did see people pull all of their savings out of the banks and 401 K plans to buy these things and then when the market went south they lost all of it.
Saw the same thing on Cabbage Patch dolls, Furbies, baseball cards you name it. Sorry Cladking but that's why so many of us see these multi-thousand dollar ultra-high grade common coins with such a jaundiced eye. They match a pattern we have seen so many times before in other fields.
Ray