No comments about Doll Collector's Journal.

2 comments about Teddy's World.

1. I'd never guess in a million years how good this book is. I'm a teacher so I pick up a bunch of strange books I wouldn't have looked at before. This is very clever and my students are going to love it. The girls will go nuts over the cute pictures and funny text.



2. I love just looking at these cute scenes with teddy bears whenever I'm blue! It is just the cutest thing I've ever seen!

1 comments about Edward Bear Esq.: The True Story of the Astonishing Achievements of Teddy.

1. I've had this book for a long time, as I collected bears as a child and teen. I was looking to list it and looked it up at Amazon. Amazon lists it as reading level baby/preschool (something like that). It is NOT!!! It is a 112 pg book that is written for teens, adults, and collectors. Lots of really neat photos and pics from early bear days.
   
   The book reviews the history of teddy bears from before they were made, up to current collectors. As a previous collector, I loved seeing the old advertisements and pics. One that stood out was a pic of women in a factory in the 1930's making and sewing teddy bears!
   (review by Kathy, Bob's wife)

1 comments about Tomart's Price Guide to Collectible Bean Bag Characters: Including Advertising, Disney, Precious Moments, Sports, Star Wars, Ty Beanie Babies, Warner Brothers, ... Licensed Characters (Price Guide Series).

1. When will we see an updated version?

   lmaddux@ix.netcom.co

5 comments about Beanie Mania II: The Complete Collector's Guide.

1. This book is filled with all the information you will ever need to know about Beanie Babies. This book covers all of the very rare & retired beanies which are the most valuable today. There are pictures of every tag generation made prior to the publication of this book - including each version of the tag. If you are a beanie collector & you have the earliest beanies made . . . this book will help you to determine the value, the rarity & the authenticity of your beanies. It is a MUST HAVE for anyone needing to know the facts about beanies. These authors have compiled the best & most thorough research available to date on beanies!!!



2. I thought the book had too much information.Most of the information was outdated quickly.The book was too expensive also.Didn't have many pictures.I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless you want to read boring information.



3. This book was just as good, if not, better than it's counterpart the first book, Beaniemania. I highly recommend buying this book!



4. I loved it. It had proto-types and every bit of info possibl



5. I really enjoyed this book because it was something I could just sat down and read, with knowing all of the words. I advice any body who LOVES Beanie Baby to buy this book. I can not compare this book to any other book because it is just a GREAT book.

2 comments about Steiff Identification & Price Guide.

1. This book probably has a limited audience, since it seems to be missing many items for someone else, I'm adding that its back section listing only begins with the 1980's, so if you're looking for earlier Steiff information, this probably won't have it, especially some of the more common items.



2. There's lots of non-rare items missing from this book (all the one's I'm looking at).

No comments about 100 Years Steiff Teddy Bears.

2 comments about Boyds Plush Animals 2000 Collector's Value Guide.

1. This guide is the best as far as I'm concerned I depend on this for my collection and my bids for auctions. The pictures are very lifelike, this guide is very informational. This guide is as close to complete as I've seen. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in collecting Boyd's Bears.



2. I am new to the collecting world of boyds bears. I saw this book at a store that mainly sold boyds bears. This book was very helpful in showing me what bear was of value etc. They have a handy reference guide in the back of the book that helps you find the bear you are looking for by name. Its great!

No comments about Mecki, Zotty and Their Friends: Steiff-Animals and Bears 1950-1970.

3 comments about Ty Beanies Tracker: The World's Most complete Ty Guide.

1. Few 20th century collectibles have had as huge a success in the popular culture as those small plush toys known as Beanie Babies -- as well as Punkies, Pinkys, Girtz, and more!. Now in an expanded and fully updated third edition, "Ty Beanies Tracker" under the deft editorship of Beanie Baby expert Karen Holmes provides collectors, dealers, and the general public with a unique, comprehensive, illustrated reference and price guide for these popular toy collectibles. Featuring more than 4,000 color pictures comprising the complete Ty product lines (including variations and rare items), "Ty Beanies Tracker", with its Note Pages, Daffynitions, Attic Treasures, and NASCAR Beanies, is a simply indispensable addition to personal, professional, and community library Antiques & Collectibles reference shelves.



2. This new edition of Ty Beanies is a complete, very informative source for all "Beanie" collectors, old or new, excellent reference!



3. Beanie Babies were one of the truly remarkable pop culture phenomena of the last 15 years. I can still remember the first time McDonald's offered the Teenie Beanies and my wife and I spent the better part of the weekend trying to track down as many of the little critters for our son as we could. Beanies, however, suffered the same fate as many other collectibles such as comic books and sports cards, two hobbies I was very familiar with. First, it quickly became driven by speculators trying to make a quick buck. Next, corporate greed too over as Ty began churning out more and more product and started to try and manufacture collectibles with special releases. Today, we go to garage sales and Flea Markets and see people dumping their Beanies, often for as little as a buck each.
   
   Yet for its core collectors, those who got into it for the love, and not necessarily the promise of future value, Beanies are still around and viable. If you don't think there is still an active market out there for trading Beanies, just check out eBay. As I write this review there are over 21,000 auctions underway in the Ty category. The speculators have long since dropped out, prices have righted themselves, and Bangzoom has released the 2nd edition of their indispensable guide. The guide covers the Beanie scene right up through the beginning of 2006 and in its review of the marketplace it makes no bones about it...now is a great time to buy, but not such a great time to sell.
   
   The book provides a history of Beanies and their hang tags. A picture of generation's unique tag is included in the book with notes on variations and changes. The book also lists several different Beanie related websites that feature news, accessory sales, trading posts, and other information. The book lists Beanies alphabetically, and lists their birth date, introduction date, retirement date (if applicable) and their hang tag poems. The generation(s) is also listed as well as a current price. But you'll find more than just Beanie Babies In the guide...it also covers Beanie Buddies, Kids, Boppers, Teenie Beanies, Jingle Beanies, Pluffies, Punkies, and more, over 1500 different TY items. The back provides a handy index and checklist.
   
   While the craze of the mid-90's may be over, there are still millions of Beanie collectors and lovers out there and there is simply no better book on the Market than the Ty Beanies Tracker from Bangzoom.
   
   Reviewed by Tim Janson