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<p>[QUOTE="ZeeFinds, post: 4123790, member: 16546"]I've been taking a dive into these plush toys and another brand called Russ Berrie after a $1 turned into a $56 sale on eBay. You are correct about the errors, just like in other collectible items, the mistakes drive up the prices. From what I gather, the main thing you are looking for are print errors on the swing tag (ear) and tush tag (bottom). In my limited searches I have not seen one with the entire line of the poem missing. I have only seen typos, or smaller bits of omitted info but not a whole line of text.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take your time and think it over. You can always use a reserve price for a small .35c fee on eBay to test the market. I'm not an expert but I have seen prices in hundreds and a few in the thousands just because it has typos. I just picked up 6 of these for $5 each with the tags and one of them is looking like it might be a $1k. Do your homework. Good luck!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Realized this post is from 5 months ago. I just did a search looking for Beanie Babies info. Did you get a bunch of money? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ZeeFinds, post: 4123790, member: 16546"]I've been taking a dive into these plush toys and another brand called Russ Berrie after a $1 turned into a $56 sale on eBay. You are correct about the errors, just like in other collectible items, the mistakes drive up the prices. From what I gather, the main thing you are looking for are print errors on the swing tag (ear) and tush tag (bottom). In my limited searches I have not seen one with the entire line of the poem missing. I have only seen typos, or smaller bits of omitted info but not a whole line of text. Take your time and think it over. You can always use a reserve price for a small .35c fee on eBay to test the market. I'm not an expert but I have seen prices in hundreds and a few in the thousands just because it has typos. I just picked up 6 of these for $5 each with the tags and one of them is looking like it might be a $1k. Do your homework. Good luck! :facepalm: Realized this post is from 5 months ago. I just did a search looking for Beanie Babies info. Did you get a bunch of money? :greedy:[/QUOTE]
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