5/31/99 Stilts the Stork retires today! He was a January 1999 release, which means he was only produced for 5 short months! Surely this will make him highly collectible! Stilts the Stork retires today! He was a January 1999 release, which means he was only produced for 5 short months! Surely this will make him highly collectible! Stilts the Stork retires today! He was a January 1999 release, which means he was only produced for 5 short months! Surely this will make him highly collectible! http://www.ty.com/retiree0531.html

5/26/99
A Gold "unnumbered" Fleece birthday card from Series 2 was found in PA! Remember that back in Series 1 there were a few unnumbered cards showing up such as some of the gold cards and some of the Original 9 cards. But this is considered an "error" card and it's value is determined solely on what someone is willing to pay for it. There are some people who collect error cards and are willing to pay premium prices for those. Then other collectors may consider them "worthless" or at least devalued because of the error.

Gold Fleece Card

Green Fleece (for comparison)

5/25/99
Derby the Horse retires! http://www.ty.com/derby.html    It appears that Ty is on a "retirement" spree now, so watch for more to come!

New Auction Website Announced Today: First there was eBay (EBAY) where you could sell your Beanie Babies. Then came Priceline.com (PCLN), where you could buy airline tickets. Now ClubCiti Inc. (http://www.clubciti.com) gives you the best of both worlds in one safe and entertaining web site.  ClubCiti will give away 20 Palm Pilots to randomly selected users who register on or before our Grand Opening Day, June 1, 1999. In addition, ClubCiti will give away more than 100 free prizes including a trip for two to Hawaii on July 6 as a thank you to our most valuable members. More....

5/24/99  
Another retirement from Ty! This time Attic Treasure Camelia and Sterling say good-bye. Another retirement from Ty! This time Attic Treasure Camelia and Sterling say good-bye. http://www.ty.com/camelia.html

5/21/99
Teenie Beanies Arrive at McDonald's today!
Ty retires Erin the Emerald Green Bear today! Teenie Beanies Arrive at McDonald's today!
Ty retires Erin the Emerald Green Bear today! Teenie Beanies Arrive at McDonald's today!
Ty retires Erin the Emerald Green Bear today! http://www.ty.com/erin.html
Nurse accused of stealing "Halo" beanie from sick little girl. More...

5/19/99
Lycos throws its hat into the auction ring! Lycos throws its hat into the auction ring! Lycos throws its hat into the auction ring! Internet media network Lycos Inc. said on Tuesday it formed an alliance with Web auctioneer FairMarket Inc., allowing Lycos to enter the whimsical world of online flea markets. More...

Ebay Plans two more acquisitions. Fast-growing Internet auction site eBay Inc
announced Tuesday it would make two more acquisitions: collector-car auctioneer Kruse International and online credit-card processing company Billpoint Inc.  The company said it will issue about $275 million in stock to pay for the two purchases. More...

5/18/99
Mystic the Unicorn Retires! Can we expect even more retirements over the next couple of weeks? Since there were so many new beanies to be released last month, I have a feeling that this is just the beginning of the retirements. Who will be next?   http://www.ty.com/mystic.html

5/12/99
McDonald's Teenie Beanie Promotion to Begin Next Friday!  On May 21st all over the country, McDonald's will once again host the extremely popular "Ty Teenie Beanie" promotion! Starting May 21st, the following teenies will be sold in this order: Freckles, Antsy (Ants), Smoochy, and Spunky. Beginning May 24th, Rocket, Iggy, Strut, and Nuts will be sold in order. The week of May 28th, the teenies will be Claude, Stretchy, Nook (Nanook), and Chip. But this year there is a very "special" surprise! After the Happy Meal promotion is over, running June 4-17, there will be the "International Bears" that will be available to purchase! These are a special version of the Ty Teenie Beanies and will be available to purchase for $2.49 with the purchase of any other meal. There will only be four "International Bears" and McDonald's is limiting 10 per purchase! Not a bad deal huh? The bears featured will be Maple, Glory, Britannia, and Erin. These bears are going to go VERY fast because it may be some people's only opportunity to own one of these highly sought after bears. Remember though, these will be the "teenie" versions. To read more about the promotion go to http://www.mcdonalds.com/collectibles/happymeal/toys/1999/5/index.html

New Auction Site Announced!   A new auction site has opened up and they claim to have a larger category base than eBay! This site is partnered with Auction Universe and will offer buyers and sellers more features than most of the auction sites currently on the net. "Everything4auction will be a powerful
addition to our e-commerce lineup -- e4L.com, Everything4Less.com, and, soon, BuyItNow.com," Larry Schwartz, President and CEO of Auction Universe, said. To check out the newest addition to the auction line-up, follow this link: http://www.everything4auction.com/
(news source:http://www.entertainmentwire.com/)

Ty Retirements:  The following Attic Treasures were retired yesterday; Strawbunny, Bluebeary, Scruffy, and Sara.

Anything Goes on Ty's Cyberboard? Not Likely!
On Ty's new Cyberboard, there are a few areas such as the "Mixed Bag" that claim "no subject off limits here", yet I got my account revoked today when I tried to answer a Series 2 trading card question that specifically asked for a website that had prices on all the cards. Because of the fact that I personally HAVE a website that has price guides, I answered the person's question and then gave the address of this website...and BAMMO....I'm revoked! No warning, no slap on the hand, no nothing. I'm history!  When I went back to the board tonight to read some of the other posts, it appears that MANY people are having the problem of getting their accounts revoked for even lesser offenses. One person said theirs got revoked because they used the word "ugly" to describe one of the beanies! So, a word of warning about the new Cyberboard...read the guidelines....but expect to get your account revoked if you happen to say something that Ty doesn't agree with, because it doesn't seem to matter if you abide by the rules or not.