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demmiblue

(36,875 posts) Thu Aug 25, 2022, 09:23 AM Aug 2022

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A couple dividing up their beanie baby collection in divorce court, 1990s

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A couple dividing up their beanie baby collection in divorce court, 1990s (Original Post) demmiblue Aug 2022 OP

I financed the down payment on my house by selling my beanie babies. QED Aug 2022 #1

Wow northoftheborder Aug 2022 #2

I think they've lost like 80% of their value. Beakybird Aug 2022 #3

QED

(2,747 posts)

1. I financed the down payment on my house by selling my beanie babies.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2022, 09:26 AM

Aug 2022

No joke. One bear was something like $400.

northoftheborder

(7,572 posts)

2. Wow

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2022, 09:40 AM

Aug 2022

When I moved I kept only my dogs. I thought they had lost their monetary value as collectibles. - still have a value except love?

Beakybird

(3,333 posts)

3. I think they've lost like 80% of their value.

Reply to northoftheborder (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 25, 2022, 09:57 AM

Aug 2022

But the rarest ones still sell on eBay for more than $10,000.

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