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> Collection of 26 Beanie Babies from Ex-Wife
> Item number: 3146042998
> Bidding has ended for this item (glorybeeto is the winner)
>
> Winning bid: US $860.00
> Ended: Sep-22-03 08:37:31 PDT
:
> Seller information
> thedrunkensailor
>
> Description (revised)
>
> Let me begin by explaining some very important details, this way
> I do not get 100's of silly emails asking me to photograph the
> hind end of some stuffed animals. I DO NOT KNOW crap about these
> things. This belonged to my ex-wife who had about a 1000 of these
> Beanie Babies and when she moved, this one box of these got left
> behind, and now I am selling the goofy little things. Whatever
> money I make from them will be spent at the local Home Depot on
> tools and other cool stuff. I do not know which of these babies
> is retired or new, or whatever. I will list them in no particular
> order. I will tell you what its name is on the tag, if it has a
> plastic box or something. All these critter have been stored
> indoors, and are from a non-smoking home. Again, please do not
> send me emails asking me to photograp this or that. I am starting
> the auction at $10.00 and at that price I figure you all can take
> a chance. I understand from a friends wife that people are afraid
> to get fakes. FAKES? Fake plush toys? I was amazed. I thought
> people forged money, not childrens toys. Well I can only say,
> that 99% of these goofy toys were bought with my money, from
> eiter the local Hallmark Store, or one of the dozen or so
> Southern Craft/ collectibles stores I had to go to on a weekly
> basis buying these ridiculos toys years ago. Happy Bidding!
> Please take these critters from me so I can buy tools.
>
> Final Notice and Disclaimer: I know nothing about these stuffed
> Beanie Babies. I offer no proof of anything. It is a stuffed
> animal, get over it! I don't think my ex-wife was in the Black
> Market Beanie Trade..but then again, I didn't know she was having
> an affair either! Thus no gauruntees! All have theior little
> Heart Shaped tags on their ears.
>
> Ants - Armidillo
> Almond - Bear
> Knuckles - Pig
> Humphrey - Camel
> Tiptoe - Rat (I must have picked this one) Pig - Zodiac Pic (huh?)
> Chipper- Chipmunk or Squirrel (Not Sure)
> Neon - Sea Horse or Sea Serpent
> Goatee- Goat
> Prickles - Hedge Hog
> Steg - Dinosaur (Stegasaurus I guess)
> Manny - Mannatee
> Paul - Walrus (Hey I get that joke..koo-koo-ka-choo)
> Rabbit- Rabbit (Zodiac Critter)
> Sheets - Ghost
> Rainbow - Lizard (cameleon?)
> Batty- Bat
> Peanut - Elephant (comes in a plastic see-thru box)
> Britannia - Bear with British Flag
> Germania - Bear with German Flag
> Eucalyptus - Koala Bear
> Web - Spider (I must have picked all the ugly ones!)
> Beak - Kiwi Bird?
> Scaly - Komodo Dragon or other lizard..not sure!
> Mystic - Unicorn
> Nuts - Squirrel
> (Not Pictured) Mickey Mouse in Hockey Uniform
> ALL OF THEM HAVE THEIR LITTLE HEARTS TAG ON THE EARS!
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> On Sep-19-03 at 12:47:48 PDT, seller added the following information:
>
> A very kind Ebayer wrote me an email and said the following: The
> valuable beanies here are Steg (dinosaur), Humphrey(camel), web
> (spider) and peanut (elephant). They are worth considerably more
> if they have the red heart hang tags and if the tags are in good
> shape - no creases or tears. If you wouldn't mind giving me more
> info on those. Also, if you added more info to the auction I'm
> sure you could get more $$ for your tools! To answer her
> question: I looked and to the best of my looking at them all.
> None of the ones she mentioned have any torn tags or creased
> tags. In fact NONE of the little critters have messed up tags.
> People have been telling me these critters are worth alot of
> money. I know nothing about them, and told you everything you
> need to know up in the description. I make no claims on value,
> and to be honest. I am amazed anyine pays more then a dollar a
> piece for these things. What happened to collecting STAMPS? Pay
> what you want for them! IT ALL GOES TO HOMEDEPOT !!!!!! and BEER!
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> On Sep-21-03 at 12:21:32 PDT, seller added the following information:
>
> Okay all you people with nothing better to do! ENOUGH WITH THE
> EMAILS! I thought I was clear with all that. Here is an Email
> that I just got from some lady who felt she will try to save my
> sould or something! Read Below: Very clever listing; however it
> is very likely you have some fakes (counterfeits) among the
> listing and I suggest you pull them from the auctions until you
> have them authenticated. Humphrey the camel is an example. It is
> a requirement of eBay as well as unde the provisions of the U.S.
> Criminal Cpode that a seller know the authenticity of a
> trademarked item s/he is selling. Also, an authenticated rare
> beanie will bring lots of money on the auctions. I'll let you
> know the others that are likely fakes, and further it is very
> unlikely your ex would have left behind these rare ones. If she
> had 1000 beanies, she knew what she had and their value. To sell
> counterfeits of a trademarked item wold make you a common
> criminal. Are you being honest? If so, cancel the auction, relist
> the common beanies, and send the rest for authentication. It
> would be well worth it financially and would make you honest.
> Taisha
>
> WELL TAISHA! I don't CARE! I told everyone in the begining
> everything I know and don't know about these STUPID animals! I
> ahve an idea for all people that are so worried about
> this.....DON't BID! I dont care! I am so upset that this clown of
> a woman figured out my SUPER PLAN TO SCAM MILLIONS FROM THE
> UNKNOWING BEANIE WORLD! I FIGURED I WOULD RETIRE FROM THIS RUSE!
> What a dolt she is! I have blocked her from my bidder list, that
> way she can cry about it. Some people are UNREAL! GET A
> LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> [...]
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