TY News Flash
"The Halloweenie Beanie poll will close at 12pm CST Tuesday, October 31, 2000. Vote NOW ! 

Have you seen the new Beanie Greetings, including (2) Halloween Beanie Greetings and a Don't Forget to Vote Beanie Greeting? View the newsflash HERE

Man Steals 140 Grand From Aunt
Mark Perri, along with an accomplice, went to visit Perri's 82-year-old aunt's home when she was hospitalized in February and cleaned it out, taking her life savings. Last week, Perri admitted the crime. His accomplice Samuel Miletto, also faces federal charges accusing him of cheating nine collectors out of a total of $20,000 through an e-mail ad promising "retired" and rare Beanie Babies at discount prices. Click Here For More

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE (CONTEST ENDS AT MIDNIGHT!!)
1,583  people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden right here on the News page. You never know if I may hide him again in a location he's been spotted in the past. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

LAST CHANCE FOR AN EXTRA ENTRY!!
Order your book today in the Holiday Cheer!! contest to both own a fantastic book signed by Pam Knapp and to have a chance at winning CHINOOK, 2000 HOLIDAY TEDDY, SNOWGIRL, or ROXIE. If you order today by midnight you'll get an additional entry in the Halloween Contest. Remember the Holiday Cheer!! contest ends on December 8th. :o)

AMERICAN DUO CONTEST UPDATE (CONTEST ENDS AT MIDNIGHT!!)
So far I've received 93 correct entries!! :o) Great job at keeping up with those buddies. Good luck!!


==October 30, 2000==
Ty Trade update 
Lucy Liu $370.00 closes on 10-30-2000 
Calistra Flockhart $660.00 closes on 10-30-2000 
Rosie O'Donnell $1,210.00 closes on 11-3-2000 
Britney Spears $1,510.00 closes on 11-8-2000 
http://www.tytrade.com

PLANET BEANS ADDED TO
Website Choice Awards Planet Beans is now listed under THREE categories: "Best Graphics, Design & Layout" and "Best Free eMail service", and "Best Site of the Year". If you would like to support Planet Beans or any of your favorite Beanie Sites please have a visit and vote.

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
1,518  people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the TALES OF HOPE page. You never know if I may hide him again in a location he's been spotted in the past. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

AMERICAN DUO CONTEST UPDATE
So far I've received 91 correct entries!! :o) Great job at keeping up with those buddies. Only 2 more days left to get those buddies you are missing. Good luck!!

HOLIDAY CHEER CONTEST (ENDS DECEMBER 8TH AT MIDNIGHT!!)
At last count there were only about 6 entries so you chances are very good at winning one of the 4 great prizes: CHINOOK, 2000 HOLIDAY TEDDY, SNOWGIRL, ROXIE
Holiday Cheer!!

ANDREA'S ATTIC HAS A NEW LOOK
Looks great.. easy to navigate like the last design. You can visit HERE

==October 29, 2000==
TIME CHANGE
Did you remember to change your clocks back 1 hour?

BEANIESPOT SPORTS NEW LOOK
BeanieSpot @ http://www.beaniespot.com has introduced a new faster loading, easier to naviagate, more professional look to there website! Check out the wonderful new look today!! While visiting Beanie Spot you can vote for your favorite sites at the Website Choice Awards Planet Beans is listed under two catagories: "Best Graphics, Design & Layout" and "Best Free eMail service". I guess we were overlooked for the "Best Site of the Year" and "Best News and/or Rumors". <grin> If you would like to support Planet Beans or any of your favorite Beanie Sites please have a visit and vote.

ROSIE SIGNS ARIEL
As previously reported by Ms. Janie's Collector's Studio, Rosie signs Ariel bear. It took a little longer than I thought but it did finally happen! The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is privileged to present this special Ariel Beanie Baby ™ signed by Rosie O'Donnell. In addition, Ty Warner will personally sign the back of the hangtag. Ariel the Beanie Baby ™ was created in memory of Ariel Glaser who died from complications of the AIDS virus at the age of 7. A drawing that Ariel had done at age 5 inspired the logo of flowers and sunshine embroidered on the bear's chest. For a limited time a newly autographed Ariel Beanie Baby ™ will appear on Ty Trade daily. Each Ariel Beanie Baby ™ will come with a collector's display case and a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Ty Warner. Visit HERE  for the auction.

EMAIL CONTEST ENDS MIDNIGHT TUESDAY
So far.. 109 people have signed up for PlanetBeans.com Email. :o) Remember... those of you that are signed up by midnight 10/31 will all be entered in a drawing for a beautiful LIBEARTY BUDDY.

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
1,477 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Welcome to Planet Beans - the BEST of ALL Worlds!! page. You never know if I may hide him again in a location he's been spotted in the past. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

AMERICAN DUO CONTEST UPDATE
So far I've received 90 correct entries!! :o) Great job at keeping up with those buddies. Now remember.. I will continue showing buddies until 10/31 so you still have a chance at getting those you've missed. Good luck!!

HOLIDAY CHEER CONTEST (ENDS DECEMBER 8TH AT MIDNIGHT!!)
At last count there were only about 6 entries so you chances are very good at winning one of the 4 great prizes: CHINOOK, 2000 HOLIDAY TEDDY, SNOWGIRL, ROXIE
Holiday Cheer!!


==October 28, 2000==
BBOC Send eMails
From: Bean eWonderland
The BBOC are sending members in the UK the following email: "We are proud to announce the newest additions to the Beanie Babies Official Club(tm)... Clubby III(tm) the Beanie Baby and Clubby III(tm) the Beanie Buddy. Ty is proud to announce another exciting, exclusive offer available only to registered members of the Beanie Babies Official Club(tm)! Clubby III Beanie(tm) and Clubby III Buddy(tm) are available for you to order today!" As the Stuffedbean points out, does this mean that the UK have plenty left over and they have not sold as many as hoped for?

Ty Trade
From: Bean eWonderland
The Rosie O'Donnell signed Ariel has now appeared on Ty Trade, it was thought that this was going to be signed by Rosie live on last weeks show. View Here:

Puffkin News
From: Beanieholics
The Halloween edition of the Puffkin Press is out. Lots of Halloween jokes are included.
Q: What's a haunted chicken?
A: A poultry-geist
Q: What is a Mummie's favorite type of music?
A: Wrap!!!!!
* Badoom! Crash! *
Also announced (along with pictures) are five new Puffkins. They are Buster the blue dog, Giggles the clown, Splash the dolphin, Betty the butterfly and Matilda the kangaroo. These Puffkins join Juliet the white heart and Romeo the red heart as well as Mr. Lucky the Leprechaun for January release. In non-Puffkin related news, SWIBCO will expand their line of plush in December with the addition of Candy, an 18" fixed-pose, pastel colored bear. Click Here For Puffkin Press

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
1,425 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Beanie Babies-Sarge to #1 Bear page. I made this one a little tougher as I've practically given away the last few. LOL Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

AMERICAN DUO CONTEST UPDATE
So far I've received 89 correct entries!! :o) Great job at keeping up with those buddies. Now remember.. I will continue showing buddies until 10/31 so you still have a chance at getting those you've missed. Good luck!!

==October 27, 2000==
LURKEY RETIREMENT? 
From: Andrea's Attic
Some Ty retailers can be so predictable... One in particular is a very "high priority" account with Ty and tends to know when items will retire before anyone else does. Well, I visited her store yesterday to see a whole shelf full of Lurkey Beanies (roughly 24 of them). I bought one and happily walked on. I went back today...and they were all gone! I made a comment to the owner that "Those sure did sell fast!" and her response was "We had to take Lurkey off the shelf." She would not provide me with any further explanation, even though I asked "Why?" This retailer has in the past removed items from her shelves anywhere from one to two weeks in advance of their retirement...so maybe she knows something we don't?

NEW BEANIE GREETINGS ADDED
From: Collectiblez
The Beanie Greetings area on Ty.com now features new greetings you could send to friends and family! A new feature are that some of the beanie greetings work with Flash More Information On Flash - http://web2-2.ty.com/cgi-bin/osform/bg?osform_template=whatisFlash.oft 
New Thinking Of You Greetings... 
       When I Think Of You New 
Congratulations Greetings... 
       Good Job! 
       Take a Bow! 
       Congratulations On Your New Baby! - Requires Flash 
       The Beanie Kids Says Good Job! - Requires Flash 
New Invitation Greetings... 
       You're Invited To A Surprise Party! - Requires Flash 
New Good Luck Greeting... 
       Good Luck! [with Erin] 
New Special Occasion Greetings... 
       Happy Halloween [with ty-dyed Batty Beanie Baby] - Requires Flash 
       Happy Halloween [with tombstone] - Requires Flash 
       Don't Forget to Vote! - Requires Flash 
       Happy Holidays [1997 Holiday Teddy] - Requires Flash 
       Happy Holidays [Snowboy] - Requires Flash 
       Happy Anniversary 
http://www.ty.com/beaniegreetings/

INTERVIEW WITH LES & SUE FOX
Collectiblez at http://www.collectiblez.net introduces a newly updated interview with Les & Sue Fox, the incurable collectors and authors of the Beanie Baby Handbook. The good news is that Les & Sue are planning to make a comeback in the Beanie community hopefully by producing a Beanie Baby Handbook 2001! Read about what Les & Sue had to say in Collectiblez' interview with them! http://www.geocities.com/collectiblezdotnet/LesSueFox/Interview2.html

Collectible Plush Are Best Sellers in September NEW Y0RK
From: Ms. Janie
Whether it’s actually being collected or not, collectible plush was the best seller in the plush category last month, according to the 300 randomly selected retailers for Giftware Business’ monthly POSWire survey. The ubiquitous Ty lead the pack, while The Boyds Collection was the second best-selling line of plush. Expect collectible plush to continue to be the best seller in this category, especially entering the holiday season.

TOYSACK IS BACK WITH A NEW LOOK
Looks great.. easy to navigate. Pay Mark a visit today at http://www.toysack.com

Screen Saver
From: Bean eWonderland
Ty has added a download for a 2000 Halloween screensaver, visit the download page Here

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
1,378 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the The Chinese Zodiac page. I made this one a little tougher as I've practically given away the last few. LOL Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

AMERICAN DUO CONTEST UPDATE
No New entries ~ So far I've received 87  correct entries!! :o) Great job at keeping up with those buddies. Now remember.. I will continue showing buddies until 10/31 so you still have a chance at getting those you've missed. Good luck!!

Ebay Selects Peggy Gallagher for Authentication Service From: SmartCollecting Peggy Gallagher, Smart Collecting's Counterfeit Expert and the most renowned authenticator of Ty Collectibles, will now be listed with other such notable authenticators as PSA (the leading authenticator of Trading Cards) on eBay. Peggy has authenticated over 12,000 Beanie Babies since 1996. She is author of "The Beanie Baby Phenomenon" which was self published in 1997 and sold over 77,000 copies in 9 month. "I sent the first copy to Ty Warner as a gift which I numbered and signed," explains Peggy. To see the rest, visit HERE

Nanook & Chocolate Buddies Retire!!
http://www.ty.com/announcements/nanookchoc_ret.html


==October 26, 2000==
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMM.. (totally unrelated to Beanies.. just thought I'd share!!)
I took my 3 kids to the grocery store yesterday after school. Since Brandon (21 months) loves Blues Clues I picked up a package of Blues Clues Band-Aids since they were only $0.99 I thought it would be handy in case he ever gets a boo-boo. Well he decided to open the box which I was unaware of and some had fallen out. Less than a second after this happened I turned around only to see a little girl about 10 years old bend over and pick them up. She looked around and put them in her pocket. I turned the cart around and went to the register that she and her Mother were standing at. I said, "excuse me.. those Blues Clues Band-Aids you picked up off the floor and put in your pocket fell out of this box my son was holding and I will need them back since I'm buying this box." She looked at me with this puzzled look and very hesitantly reached into her pocket and pulled them out. There must have been about 15 bandages in there. She handed them to me without so much as an I'm sorry I didn't realize they were yours or anything. Her Mother actually had the nerve to look at me and say, "the least you could do is thank her for picking them up for you!!". I looked at the Mother and said, "You've got to be kidding.. she picked them up off the floor after seeing my son drop them. Putting them in her pocket constitutes STEALING!!". And even more nerve she tells me, "If they were on the floor they didn't belong to you so she did nothing wrong by putting them in her pocket!!". I told her if my child had done that, I would let them know in front of whomever that it's not appropriate to do this. I couldn't help but let out a giggle as I was so appalled by her ignorance. I guess she didn't care that her daughter had done this and it's a shame that this little girl now thinks it's ok to pick things up off the floor and put them in her pocket. She was about 10 years old so she more than knew better. This is a grocery store .. do you think if a can of beans had fallen off of a shelf and been on the floor that her Mother would have felt the same way if her daughter were to be caught putting them in her pocket?! I don't think so!! <shaking my head> Some people just make you go hmmmmmm....

US OLYMPIC MEDAL COUNT CHANGED?
From: The Daily Bean
http://web1-3.ty.com/cyberboard/news/msg743341.html US Olympic Medal Count changed! US wrestler awarded Gold! READ! fowler (09:58 pm. Oct 24, 2000 ) Message Id: 743341 fowler writes: A US wrestler has now been awarded the Gold medal because his opponent tested positive for drugs. That changes the US Olympic Gold & Silver medal count. What happens now? Does the winner have to relinquish the zodiac beanies? What about the person who now has the right count? Interesting questions!

ARIEL ON TV
From: Ms. Janie
Hi Ms. Janie, At lunch time I put on the E News Show and was pleasantly surprised to watch Jules Asner hold up the Ariel beanie and explain that Ty has them signed by celebrities then auctions them on his web site for charity. We of course know all about it, now millions of E Online viewers do also! Love your site, Imal

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
1,359 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Halloween Contest page. Occasionally I like to put him right under your nose. You'd be surprised that people still miss it. LOL Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

AMERICAN DUO CONTEST UPDATE
So far I've received 87  correct entries!! :o) Great job at keeping up with those buddies. Now remember.. I will continue showing buddies until 10/31 so you still have a chance at getting those you've missed. Good luck!!

PLANET BEANS.COM EMAIL UPDATE
I'm really excited to inform you that 96 people have signed up for this terrific email program. Have you seen the prize that's being given to one lucky PlanetBeans.com email user?!

==October 25, 2000==
PLANETBEANS.COM EMAIL CONTEST PRIZE REVEALED!!
I think you'll be pleased to know you have a chance at winning a beautiful LIBEARTY BUDDY if you sign up for a planetbeans.com email account before midnight EST 10/31.

BUCKINGHAM CONTEST
Starting on Thursday, October 26, Andrea's Attic is running a completely free contest for a beautiful MWMT Buckingham Beanie! For all the details, visit the contest link from http://www.andreasattic.com. Very easy to enter!

Beanie Baby show draws collectors and helps kids
From: Ms. Janie
Lin Dryer's entrepreneurial skills not only help her make a living, they also help save children's lives. Dryer, a Grand Rapids resident who promotes vendor shows featuring items like Beanie Babies, donates proceeds from the shows to charities across the state. Dryer will host a Beanie Baby and Pokemon show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Brann's Conference Center, 4945 Division Ave. Proceeds will go to the Children and Family Resource Council, which offers a variety of services in Kent County that help prevent child abuse and neglect. When people ask Dryer why there is a $2.50 admission price for adults to the shows, she explains that the proceeds go to abuse prevention. Dryer also sets out a jar for pennies if people want to toss in a little extra for the cause. While proceeds from Saturday's show -- which will feature new and retired Beanie Babies, Beanie Kids, Attic Treasures and Pokemon cards -- target violence prevention, a December show that Dryer is planning will have a more playful spin and help fund Toys for Tots. That show is Dec. 16, also at Brann's Conference Center. http://gr.mlive.com/news/index.ssf?/news/stories/20001024gwill24110304.frm 

Hotels selling for more, so room rates will follow LODGING:
From: Ms. Janie
The most expensive local hotel bought during the first half of 2000 sold for $114,285 per room. Hotel room rates in Southern California are likely to rise because hotel buyers in the area are paying higher prices, according to a new study by Atlas Hospitality Group. Alan Reay, president of Atlas Consulting, said that as a rough rule of thumb, hotel buyers charge tourists 1 percent of the cost per room. So it is fair to say that rates will be rising with rising hotel prices. In Orange County, 19 hotels were sold in the first six months of this year, compared with 22 in the first half of 1999, the study found. The price paid per hotel room rose 27.2 percent to $66,603, compared with $52,361 per room in the first six months of 1999. The highest price paid in the county in the first half of 2000 was for the Casa Laguna Inn, at $114,285 per room. The largest hotel sold was the Ramada Inn Conestoga, at $12 million for 255 rooms. The most-expensive price paid in California was for the Four Seasons Biltmore in Santa Barbara at $641,026 per room. The hotel was bought by Ty Warner, founder of Beanie Babies, for $150 million. http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/hotel01024cci.shtml

Ty Suing Mary Beth?
From: Bean eWonderland
Cool beans have listed all of Ty's lawsuits, one very interesting one  is "Case # 1:99cv01846   TY v. H&S Media Inc  filing date of  03/19/99 and updated on 05/02/00". I believe this means Mary Beths is being sued.

Announcement
From: Bean eWonderland
I have always enjoyed the articles written at the Canadian Connection part of Maison D'Ours. The person responsible for this section was Louisette Lanteigne or Lulu for short. Since Maison D'Ours have declared that they will no longer be supporting Ty products I saw it as my chance to grab someone on board who I have been after for some time now. As of today we are very pleased to annonce that Lulu will be joing us with her very own section. The first articles will be posted later today.

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
1,308 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Search page. Spooky was looking into getting a new reliable email account and I think he scared a few people while he was there. LOL Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

AMERICAN DUO CONTEST UPDATE
So far I've received 84  correct entries!! :o) Great job at keeping up with those buddies. Now remember.. I will continue showing buddies until 10/31 so you still have a chance at getting those you've missed. Good luck!!

BRITNEY SPEARS SIGNED ARIEL (Thanks Brent for the spelling correction!!) From: Ms. Janie & Doodle's Page The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is privileged to present this special Ariel Beanie Baby ™ signed by Britney Spears. In addition, Ty Warner will personally sign the back of the hangtag. You can view the auction HERE. Auction started: 10/25/2000 07:40 AM CDT Auction ends: 11/08/2000 12:00 PM CST Winning bid so far: $710 # of bids: 11 I do believe this will be one HOT auction!!

Ty retires Osito Buddy!!
http://www.ty.com/announcements/osito_ret_1025.html

HALO II BUDDY HANG TAG ERROR From: Deb of Forever Collectible As you can tell by the tag, there is an error on the last line. It should read "it's" instead of "it". One has to wonder why so many Beanies have "error" tags. Maybe Ty needs some new "proof readers". Can't people read?! ;o)  I believe some of the errors are done on purpose so people will buy more of these Beanies. Perhaps there are times when a collector wouldn't buy a particular Beanie product but they see it has an error and they buy one just because they think they've found something very rare and special.

TY NEWSFLASH http://www.ty.com/announcements/newsflash_1025.html
Our product has recently appeared in a chain of discount / dollar stores. These plush toys were not purchased directly from Ty Inc., nor do we believe they were purchased from any authorized dealer. Based on the amounts involved, we believe these may be counterfeit, stolen or may have been sold by a charitable organization that received a donation from Ty Inc. We feel compelled to reaffirm that we do not sell to mass merchants, discount stores, and dollar stores.

This is an unfortunate situation and we are actively investigating this matter. In the interim, we ask all of our consumers to use caution when buying these plush toys as we cannot vouch for their authenticity.
BUYER BEWARE!

Special note from Sally Winey From: Ms. Janie Sally's new book (Rainbow Bears to Make and Collect) is hot off the press! If you would be so kind to let our friends know that they can get a signed copy of the book from me for $23.00 this includes shipping. They can e-mail me at sallywiney@msn.com or phone 610-827-0166 send check or money order to Sally Winey PO Box 63 Birchrunville, PA 19421 The new Cascade Bears are also being shipped to the retailers this week. Sally

==October 24, 2000==
LOCAL RETAILER RECEIVES HER FALL/WINTER 2000 TY CATALOG
Based on the Ty products that are listed in the new Fall/Winter 2000 Catalog, can we guess that there are going to be several retirements before the end of the year? The list below shows which Ty products are NOT listed in the new catalog. Ty may be planning on coming out with a whole new line of products for January 1, 2001. 

PLANET BEANS EMAILCONTEST 
The response to the new email is terrific. We already have 32 people using the planetbeans.com email service. Many are using their firstname@planetbeans.com which I think is great. :o) I wanted to let everyone know that if you sign up before midnight on 10/31, you will be entered into a drawing for a mystery prize. 

*-*I've added the PlanetBeans.com email sign-in box to the main page for your convenience. :o) 

NO MORE BEANBAGWORLD.NET?
Becky sends this in: Attention: www.beanbagworld.net Due to circumstances beyond our control, Nov. 1st will be beanbagworld.net's last day as your #1 source for the bean bag industry. Beanbagworld.net will become a site which will contain general contact information only.

TEENIES IN JAPAN
From: Ms. Janie
Ty Teenie Beanie Babies are available with the purchase of Happy Set at 400 yen each during a special limited-time-only promotion at McDonald's Co. (Japan) (0120-010-916) for 21 days from Thursday through Nov.15. Happy Set includes a choice from hamburger, cheese burger or five pieces of chicken nuggets, small-size french fries, small size beverage and a Teenie Beanie Babies toy. For a breakfast menu, the set includes a choice of hot cake or egg muffin, hashed potato, small-size beverage and the toy. McDonald's Co. (Japan) will prepare eight kinds of Teenie Beanie Babies--ladybug, orangutan, bee, snake, butterfly, seahorse, cat and fish. Ty Teenie Beanie Babies are unique miniature versions of the immensely popular Beanie Babies. They debuted at participating McDonald restaurants in 1997 and quickly became the most successful Happy Meal of all time in the United States. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/1024ec18.htm

Beanies Not Dead
From: Bean eWonderland
Just a quick note to say I went to the Beanie & Pokemon fair at Kempton Park at the weekend. Whoever said beanies were dead might be have to eat there words. The queue outside when I turned up at 10.45 (opened at 10.30) must have had 200-300 people in it. It took me 25-35 mins to get in. Maybe this was just down to having 1 turnstile open but never the less a lot of people were out with money to spend. Inside it was a little chaotic, there were a lot of Nipponia's (£110-130) and Chinooks (£80-90) but Buckingham's were very very scarce and the ones that were around were about £75. Most dealers were after trading with anyone who had them - 3 Buckingham's got you 2 Nipponias. The big rush was for the NEW Clubby beanies and buddy's. I did not see 1 beanie, but the buddy's were about £25-35. Also the new Halo II buddy's were going well at around £20-25 (I must admit he looks really good) and the new Wallace at about the same. Germania Buddy's were also scarce but again people were buying. I also spotted a new Billionaire Bear III, she was amazing, but I did not have £2000 in my pocket. What I want to know is where have all the Buckingham's gone I thought all of these secondary buyers would have them all but they do seem to be very very scarce. WHERE HAVE ALL OUR BUCKINGHAM'S GONE!!!! Regards Jason
 
Election Teenies Start Tomorrow
From: Beanieholics
We are now less than 24 hours away from the start of the Election Teenie Beanie promotion at McDonalds. Three Teenie Beanies will be featured: Righty, Lefty and Libearty. We ran across an auction on eBay with some really good scans of tomorrows three Teenie offerings. Click Here For Auction And Teenie Scans

"The Beanie Baby Handbook" 
From: Ms. Janie
By Les and Sue Fox 216 Pages - All Color - $9.95 Subject to approval of a new licensing agreement with Ty, Inc., which broke down in negotiations in early 1999 and will be reinstated shortly, Les and Sue Fox have begun work on a brand new edition of The Beanie Baby Handbook, to be published in 2001 (or 2002.) As everyone knows, no other Beanie Baby book has ever generated the excitement of the Fox book, which sold 4,000,000 copies in 1997 and 1998, and remained at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list for 6 months. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=476907135

BEANIES & ATTICS AT THE DOLLAR TREE
From: Becky
I am sure many of you read on the Ty Board and on Mary Beth's too.
I collect Attics , and so had posted on MB's that my local Dollar Tree had attics and some common Beanies in their Oakbrook boxes , sitting on the floor......and for sale.
I was sick when I saw them.
They had been gone through ..... and I did not see any HTF ones ..... just the poor little shelf sitters.
Other people had posted on the Ty Board,,,,,, I just saw the posts there tonight , and I responded.
So ..... this is not isolated  It is happening a lot of places !
I also posted this info on the Maisondours message thread today ..... and others have seen the same thing.
I am sorry gals , but I have to wonder how in the world the Oakbrook boxes got to my Dollar Tree ? The Attics or Beanies you can pass off lots of ways , but not those boxes. 
Do any of the rest of you have anything to add ?
Oh yes....one other downer tonight..... On the Maisondours message thread , the people that manage that site announced a slight distancing from the Attics. And a leaning more toward other bears and designers. I love all their Attic info .... and will miss it so. 

Planet Beans Comment: I find that a bit odd that the Oakbrook boxes would end up at the Dollar Tree. Something just sounds odd about that. I mean how many Ty Retailers would hold onto boxes?! Not many!! 

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
1,252 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the PlanetBeans.com Email  page. Spooky was looking into getting a new reliable email account and I think he scared a few people while he was there. LOL Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

AMERICAN DUO CONTEST UPDATE
So far I've received 83  correct entries!! :o) Great job at keeping up with those buddies. Now remember.. I will continue showing buddies until 10/31 so you still have a chance at getting those you've missed. Good luck!!

Ty retires Beverly the Attic Treasure (Thanks Ms. Janie for the headsup!!)
http://www.ty.com/announcements/beverly_ret_1024.html

==October 23, 2000==
PLANET BEANS EMAIL: yourname@planetbeans.com 
Would you like to use an email with a 99% uptime guarantee? Similar to Yahoo but with more features and they guarantee it will work more than Yahoo email. Planet Beans Email We are really excited about this new email. Robin and I have tested it extensively this past weekend using all of the features and checking for delivery times etc. I didn't want to release it until I knew just how reliable it was. Robin has made a great FAQ page located at the URL given above. Be sure to stop by and sign up!!

Where is Buckingham
From: Bean eWonderland
One of our readers writes: I thought I would write and say how appalled I was on checking Ebay just now to see a sleeve of Buckinghams up for auction, they had the audacity to say that it would be very rare to get a sealed bag as Ty retailers were only receiving twelve Buckingham in their orders. I wonder then where this sleeve of twelve came from.  No doubt from one of the shops who tell me "We were expecting them in, but they weren't with the order"  I have enclosed the link for you to see yourself. View Here:

WHAT COLOR NOSE DOES ROXIE AND SNOWGIRL HAVE?
There seems to be a bit of talk about this in TYland. Roxie has been spotted with a BLACK nose and a RED nose. Snowgirl has been spotted with both RED and ORANGE noses. Might be worth checking to see which variation you have. Will you try and collect both colors? LOL

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
1,197 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Holiday Cheer!! contest page. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

AMERICAN DUO CONTEST UPDATE
So far I've received 70  correct entries!! :o) Great job at keeping up with those buddies. Now remember.. I will continue showing buddies until 10/31 so you still have a chance at getting those you've missed. Good luck!!

==October 22, 2000==
NEW CONTEST HAS STARTED!! 
WIN CHINOOK, 2000 HOLIDAY TEDDY, SNOWGIRL, OR ROXIE
http://www.planetbeans.com/NovemberContest.htm

EXTRA ENTRIES
If you purchase Pam's book in the Holiday Cheer Contest!! before 10/31, email me to let me know, once verified I will add an extra entry into the Halloween Contest for you. If you order 2 copies you will get 2 extra entries and so on. :o) I'd love to see someone from Planet Beans win the great prizes Pam is donating for this contest. 

Election Teenies Arrive Early
From: Beanieholics
Doris sends us the following about the new Teenie Beanies in Ohio:

I was surprised today, Oct. 21, to go to our McDonalds and they were selling the three Teenie Beanies. They are cute. I thought the starting day was the 25th. We really lucked out. Could get up to five sets. --Doris

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
1,116 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Angels page. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

AMERICAN DUO CONTEST UPDATE
So far I've received 61 correct entries!! :o) Great job at keeping up with those buddies. Now remember.. I will continue showing buddies until 10/31 so you still have a chance at getting those you've missed. Good luck!!

==October 21, 2000==
EXCITING CONTEST TO START 11/1
Prize list: You will have the opportunity to win a Country Exclusive (you'll know which one at the start of the contest), Snowgirl Beanie, 2000 Holiday Teddy, or Roxie. I will not divulge all of the details now. I will tell you that if you plan on purchasing one of Pam Knapp's "Heartfelt Stories About Beanie Babies® and Those Who Collect Them" to wait until the November 1st contests starts.

TY NEWSFLASH 
Coming soon to TyTrade.com BRITNEY SPEARS AND N'SYNC AUTOGRAPHED ARIEL BEANIE BABIES!! http://www.ty.com/announcements/newsflash_tytrade.html

Halo II Buddy ERROR Tag - 
From: Ms. Janie
Corrected lstavlname (04:48 pm. Oct 20, 2000 ) Message Id: 740625 lstavlname writes: The first Halo II Buddy I purchased had the poem stating "...most expensive to make, due to it special iridescent sparkle!" Today I purchased one that read "...due to its special iridescent sparkle!" The "it" got changed to "its". I guess the first version really was an error. Wonder if the value on it will increase due to so few shipped with the error. Any thoughts on this? http://web3-2.ty.com/cyberboard/news/msg740625.html

Ty Prototype Up For Auction
From: Beanieholics
A Ty All-Gold Cat Nip Prototype is up for auction on eBay. Here is how it is described: "This rare Beanie is an original prototype for one of the first Beanies ever created, Nip the All-Gold Cat. This rare Beanie never had a swing tag, as this was a prototype made without a swing. The tush tag is unique, as is reads across: "Pax Trading Corp". The Beanie itself is mint. The body is all-gold, with pink whiskers, a pink nose and pink ears. The fabric of the body is plusher than regular production Beanies, as this is truly a prototype. This rare Beanie has been authenticated by Becky Phillips' Professional Bean Bag Authentication and Grading Service - PBBAGS"
Click Here For Auction

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
1,061 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Contents page. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

AMERICAN DUO CONTEST UPDATE
So far I've received 55 correct entries!! :o) Great job at keeping up with those buddies. Now remember.. I will continue showing buddies until 10/31 so you still have a chance at getting those you've missed. Good luck!!

==October 20, 2000==
ATTIC TREASURE RETIREMENT
Marigold, Armstrong and Scarlet retire http://www.ty.com/announcements/mariarmscarlet_ret_102000.html

23 Different Peace Bears
From: Bean eWonderland
An auction on eBay lists and pictures no fewer than 23 variations of peace for sale, to view it Click Here:

Toys needed to help kids with HIV/AIDS 
From: Ms. Janie
A toy drive has begun for the holiday season, and the Center for Positive Connections Support and Resource Center is looking for any donations. The Center will be holding its Kids Holiday Party, at which they will distribute the toys to children with HIV/AIDS. Mothers with infected children only get a $488 disability payment, which can leave much to be desired. The center is looking for toys, games, art supplies, clothing, shoes, portable tape and CD players, makeup, jewelry, teddy bears, trucks and cars (including remote control), sporting equipment and dolls, along with wrapping paper, tape and ribbons. The center would also like any VCR's, TV's, computers or bicycles that people might be willing to donate. Volunteers are also needed to wrap and prepare the gifts. All gifts are tax-deductible. Gifts can be dropped off at the Center at 12570 NE Seventh Ave., No. 104, in North Miami between noon and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Center would like to have all donations by Dec. 1 so they can be addressed and distributed. For more information, call 305-891-2066. http://www.herald.com/content/today/news/dade/beaches/digdocs/056409.htm

Beanie Market
From: Bean eWonderland
There is no doubt about it, the Beanie market is falling, the following auction has recently closed, it was for over 200 beanies including plenty of bears, the final bid was just $317.00 and average of $1.50 a beanie. View Here: (thanks Doug for pointing this out to us).

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
1,007 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Contests page. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

AMERICAN DUO CONTEST UPDATE
So far I've received 33 correct entries!! :o)

==October 19, 2000==
SEARCH BUTTON ADDED
I forgot to add the Search button to the navigation on the main page. Thanks for letting me know Robin!! You should give it a try.. will come in handy when doing contests.

HALLOWEENIE BEANIE AT TY.COM
http://www.ty.com/halloween/hw.html

PRODUCT BUNDLING
From: Ms. Janie
Product bundling has become a hot topic and has many collectors extremely upset. Although many view beanies as little more than a hobby, their desire to collect has been hampered by many factors including collectors concern and disapproval of bundling of Ty products. 

Read what Ms. Janie has to say about this on her site at http://www.msjanie.com/news.html

Speckles Ordering
From: Beanieholics
Ty Trade has once again posted a note on the Ty Talk Cyberboard concerning the ordering of the Speckles Beanie Baby. If you have been waiting two weeks or more for your order to arrive, Ty Trade offers the following:

If you have not received Speckles for an order that you placed over 10 days ago, it is likely that your order was not confirmed due to a processing error with your credit card or other information.
Please attempt to place your order again and you should receive Speckles within 5-7 days.
Thanks again for your support.
Ty Trade
Click Here For Ty Trade Message

eBay Pulls Auctions Featuring Beanies And WS Tickets
From: Beanieholics
Wanting to get tickets to the quickly approaching World Series? Some fans are willing to shell out big bucks to attend the Fall Classic. The way scalpers sell these highly sought after tickets has taken an interesting turn as they now use the Internet to reach more potential buyers. Some state laws prohibits reselling tickets for more than $1 over face value. That's why agencies are offering tickets in travel packages or with bonuses such as World Series souvenirs or tailgate parties. EBay sellers have been trying to unload World Series tickets for "free" along with overpriced Beanie Babies and other memorabilia. So, when prices started skyrocketing, eBay officials monitoring the site began pulling the items. eBay decided last year to follow the law in the state where the sporting event is being held. In this case, New York law forbids reselling tickets for more than $5 or 10 percent over face value. Click Here For More

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
943 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Coloring Book page. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

==October 18, 2000==
Ty Cyber Boards
From: Bean eWonderland
Once again a big thank you to everyone for their support in the Ty Cyber Board incident. Many of you have commented on why the Moderators let this thread start in the first place. It is against their rules to mention web site names and many of you thought it was strange that a thread that attacks this web site was allowed to slip through. One of our advertisers has also suggested that they donate the next prize to a charity auction, (which was going to be a Germania), this way everyone can see exactly where the prize is going. I have decided to agree to this and will also donate a Maple Buddy out of my own collection. I would also like to ask Mr Warner if he would like to select the charity and match the combined highest bids as a gesture of goodwill for allowing the incorrect and slanderous thread to appear in the first place.

MEET THE WINNER OF THE CHRISTINA AGUILERA AUCTION
Henry has sent BeaNGO a picture of him and his daughter with Christina Aguilera from the concert they recently attended. Henry was the winning bidder of the Christina Aguilera Concert Package on Ty Trade. Stay tuned to BeaNGO for full report of the concert and auction soon...

RIBBONS OF HOPE
From: Cajun Connection Beanies
Ribbons of Hope is a nonprofit organization that helps other nonprofit organizations with charitable donations. Ribbons of Hope has a few autographed Ty Beanies up for auction on eBay. Among them in a Carol Burnett Autographed Beanie, an Andretti Autographed Beanie, and a George W. Bush/Cheney Autographed Beanie. ( These Beanies are not part of Ty's promotion) Ribbons of Hope Foundation personally contacted each of the personalities through their mangment agencies, or their representatives to request their signatures for the purpose of fundraising auctions. Ribbons of Hope believes all signatures to be true and authentic. The Beanies do come with a COA (certificate of Authenticity) They have a 501 (C) 3 status. Portions of your purchases may be tax deductible. George W. Bush & Cheney autographed Iggy Beanies View Here

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
890 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Collectors Cards page. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

WE'VE BEEN AWARDED!!  Congratulations to PlanetBeans.com, BeanieSpot.com is happy to present you with an "October" Best Site Award 2000 [BSA 2000]. <Thank you Ryan!!> :o)

==October 17, 2000==
ELECTION TEENIES ADDED
From: BeaNGO
The McDonald's website has added a section for the Election Teenie Beanie Babies! McDonald’s popular Ty® Teenie Beanie Babies are returning to McDonald’s on Wednesday, October 25 for a special limited-time-only promotion. Called the American Trio collection, the three Teenie Beanie Babies will be available in limited quantities at restaurants nationwide. The American Trio collection of Lefty the Donkey, Libearty the Bear, and Righty the Elephant will be available for a recommended price of $2.49 each with the purchase of a regularly priced menu item while supplies last or through November 9. http://www.mcdonalds.com/countries/usa/whatsnew/pressrelease/2000/10232000_2/index.html

THE IMA HERO COLLECTION 
From: Ms. Janie
is the latest WINNER of the Dr. Toy Best 100 Children's Products Award. They were chosen among hundreds of entries for being a "smart product" and encouraging "children to maximize their potentials." CLICK HERE for more DR. TOY AWARD details - http://www.imahero.com/press/drtoyaward.htm

INTERNET FRAUD
From: Ms. Janie
Internet Fraud has become a worrisome matter and collectors now have ways to protect themselves. http://www.msjanie.com/articles/internet_fraud.html

CONTEST - CONTEST - CONTEST!!! 
From: Ms. Janie
ENTER THE IMA HERO CONTEST for a chance to WIN A FREE IMA HERO BEAR! All you have to do is answer 5 questions. No purchase necessary. There will be a different contest each week for the next 3 weeks. This week's contest STARTS TODAY and is about BEN FRANKLIN. Please be aware that this is a secure sight! CLICK HERE for more CONTEST details - http://www.imahero.com/contest.html

RETAILER ORDERING LIMITS? 
From: Andrea's Attic
Spoke with a retailer today who was able to order 36 of each of the new Holiday 2000 Beanies and 6 each of the new Holiday Buddies. But, what is so odd about this is this is the THIRD order this month alone they have been able to place for these quantities on the Ty Retailers website. They do not know if they will ship, but have never been able to order 3 times in one month before. Perhaps the retailer's website is suffering a glitch?

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
845 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Win Our Award page. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

Fake Contest Comment
From: Bean eWonderland
The following message on the Ty Cyber Boards made by the user 'biglady' is of great concern to us. I would like for you all to read it and I will clear-up any concerns that you may have. Firstly ALL contests are genuine, I will gladly give you any contact emails for the various sponsors who have donated the prizes. Next the false advertising, yes we asked you to visit sponsors in order to obtain the answers, is this not what it is all about, if we did not increase the traffic flow to the sponsors then they would not be interested in donating prizes. Yes we asked you to click a few pay-per click banners, but with the proceeds we purchased the bears for the Country Exclusive competition (which was a free draw, no clicking and no answering questions). We only print the winners name and not where they come from for security reasons, many of you have large collections and it would not be hard for a thief in the area to track you down with a name and contact address. Finally we do not have competitions to increase traffic, we want people to visit because they like the site, in fact the hits never go up when we have a competition. So 'biglady' please get your facts correct, you write a lot of slanderous material and I guess you are just a bad loser.

Planet Beans Comment: Sore loser indeed!! Nobody has a right to go accusing people of putting up false contests. Richard is one of the more honest people out there in beanie land. I think this person owes you an apology for being rude. MY REPLY

Flea Market Beanies
From: Bean eWonderland
Please I hope you read this email and I really hope that you print this out
for all of the collectors to see. I recently went into my local craftstore Called Timeless Memories which is only a few blocks from my home and a block from where I work. I went in to get a candle and I was hoping to get lucky enough to find some new beanies. As I'm browsing through the store I overheard an associate talking to another associate and she said "The lady from the flea market called and said that there were no more of the 2000 holiday beanies left and wanted to see if you were going to bring her down some more". "yes" was the reply so I paid for my candle and I went to my vehicle.  As I was getting ready to pull out I watched the same associate that said yes walk out of the store carrying a garbage bag so I thought to myself uh huh? I love playing detective so I followed  her and here she goes to the flea market and she gets out and carries her bag inside.  I followed her in and sure enough as I'm pretending to browse around she pulls out some new Zodiac beanies and some other of the new releases and then Guess what The 3 new Holiday beanies. Now this is unfair, no wonder there are never any new beanies to be found on the shelf. And Ty is still shipping beanies to here store. (Bean eWonderlands comments -You should report concerns like these to namenames@ty.com, but thank you for sharing this with us).

Bungee Jumping Beanies
From: Bean eWonderland
What can Beanie Babies possibly have to do with advanced placement courses? Math teacher Sandra Freeman will show you. She doles out strings of linked rubber bands to teams of ninth graders at Dallas's Science Engineering Magnet school (SEM). Their mission: Predict how many rubber bands it will take for the Beanie Baby to "bungee" from the balcony and get near the floor without hitting it. Full Story:


==October 16, 2000==
New UK Exclusive Update
From: Bean eWonderland
My source could not pass on any further details regarding another UK exclusive, one of our regulars did point out the following: No country outside of the USA has ever had more than 1 exclusive simultaneously with another, which would indicate an early retirement for Buckingham. Also worth bearing in mind that today is the official birthday of Buckingham. Unless of course it is a Beanie Buddy?

Did ya see it? 
From: Ms. Janie
Buzz the Beanie Kid is riding Oats the horse. Man, what a chore it was to get poor Buzz on top of Oats. Buzz needs to go on a diet! http://www.msjanie.com

EBay: TV or Not TV 
From: Ms. Janie
EBay has long been something of an aberration among Internet retailers. With a distinct and successful business model, the online auctioneer has proved a sensation at viral marketing: Nearly all of its 16 million users were drawn to the site via word of mouth. The company hasn't wrapped a fleet of taxicabs in its logo, spent millions on television advertising or sent employees into the street to hand out free Beanie Babies. The closest thing it's done to traditional marketing is some portal deals with America Online and Disney's Go.com. But five years after it launched, eBay has decided that viral is no longer enough. After a joint advertising campaign with Visa that was broadcast during the television show Survivor and the Olympics (and was paid for by the credit card manufacturer), eBay is preparing to run its own ads early next year. The details are still being worked out, and company executives won't discuss the campaign's theme or cost. Not surprisingly, though, eBay's new television strategy differs from that of even the most creative dot-com companies. For one, the auctioneer's clout has landed it millions of dollars in free advertising. In addition to the Visa campaign, eBay has signed partnerships with several cable networks for tie-ins and promotions during key moments in their shows. For example, a show on the History Channel called History's Lost and Found began its new season last week. Among other items, the show featured one of two deck chairs retrieved from the Titanic. How to get this item into your living room? Log on to eBay, of course, where the chair's price climbed past $180,000. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/is/20001014/bs/ebay_tv_or_not_tv_1.html

FATHER & DAUGHTER ATTEND CHRISTINA AGUILERA CONCERT 
From: Smart Collecting
The past two weeks has been very exciting for Smart Collecting member, Henry from Salinas, California, and his 12-year old daughter, Christina. On October 3rd, Henry won the auction on TyTrade for the signed Christina Aguilera Ariel Beanie Baby... Click below for full story: http://www.smartcollecting.com/newsresults.asp?ID=68

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
806 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Links page. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

==October 15, 2000==
HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
768 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the American Duo Contest page. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

Bean eWonderland Zodiac Beanies Competition
Win a FULL set of Zodiac Beanies. A series of very simple questions will be asked starting today and ending Friday. The winner shall then be announced on Saturday. Full Details/Enter

HOW DO YOU LIKE THE NEW LOOK?
Most of you that have taken the time to write in really like the new look. I wanted the new design of the MAIN page to load faster and look more professional. I want to thank you for your comments. I've heard from quite a few people. :o)

MS. JANIE REMINDS YOU -
Don't forget to set those VCR's tomorrow night if you are interested in watching the Rosie show. According to a reliable source the following should happen on Monday's show. Rosie O'Donnell will be signing an Ariel bear on her show on Monday! The bear will then be up for auction on Ty Trade. Watch for more details to follow.

==October 14, 2000==
Ty Trade Change
From: Beanieholics
The Ty Trade website has made a slight change to their main page. They are now listing how many auctions are active in each category under the 'Ty Trade Auction Categories' section. It's not a surprise to see that the category receiving the most action is the 'Ty Collectibles' section with over 3,500 auctions currently taking place.
Click Here For Link To Ty Trade

The 2nd Annual Beanie Grammy Awards
Voters have the opportunity to win a Ty-Dyed Digger Beanie Buddy after they vote. For all the details, visit http://members.aol.com/Beans45014/grammy.html

Enter to win a Mint Billionaire 3 Bear from PJCC & pbbags.com
http://pjccmall.com/html/billionaire3giveaway.asp

ADORABLE PICTURE!!
I was visiting The Underground Bean and saw the cutest picture of a 6 week old kitten sleeping amongst it's beanie friends. Too cute!! You can view the picture and read the email that Yavett received with the picture HERE

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
705 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Beanie Babies - Lizzy to Santa page. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

==October 13, 2000==
UPDATED CORRECTION ON SHOW TIME FOR ROSIE O'Donnell
From: Ms. Janie
I had previously reported that Rosie would be signing an Ariel bear on tomorrow's show. Since then I have been informed that the show has been moved back until Monday. If there are any additional changes I will notify you as soon as I hear something. Rosie O'Donnell will be signing an Ariel bear on her show on Monday! The bear will then be up for auction on Ty Trade. Ms. Janie

ONE TO SHARE FROM MS. JANIE
From: Ms. Janie
LOL ... society surely has changed when they start giving financial examples using Beans. The next article is posted using the word Beanies just to rank in the search engines. Although everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, I feel this article goes to the extreme. BUT as always, it's news and I'll allow you to be the judge. Ms. Janie What a put is Wondering what a ``put'' is, or why anyone would want to buy such an esoteric instrument in the first place? Consider the wholly fictional case of a store owner and a toy collector who trades in Beanie Babies. Anticipating the holiday shopping season, the store owner and the trader meet at a deli one early fall afternoon. Worried that he has amassed a huge number of Beanie Babies that might go down in value, the trader is looking for a kind of insurance, a buyer who will protect him from losses. The store owner, confident of demand for the dolls, is willing to provide it for a fee. Over the blueberry cheesecake, the store owner promises the trader a deal. Come mid-December, the trader will have the right to sell his Beanie Babies to the store for $1 apiece. To insure this price, the trader has to pay 10 cents per doll in advance. Because Beanie Babies are selling at flea markets for less than $1 now and could fall even more, the trader agrees to the deal. He gives the store owner $10 for the rights to sell his 100 Beanie Babies. In return, the store owner gives him a note, or put. Because of a successful advertising campaign, the market price for Beanie Babies soars to $2. And when mid-December comes, the deal falls apart. The trader, happy the price has gone up, isn't interested in selling dolls for $1. He accepts the lost fee of $10 as a cost of the insurance. The store owner happily stuffs the $10 in his pocket. http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/business/docs/herholdside.htm

HALO 2 BUDDY HANGTAG ERROR?
The following was posted in Ty's Cyberboards! 
Halo 2 mistake on Hang tags... mist8 (05:57 pm. Oct 12, 2000 ) 
Message Id: 734929 mist8 writes: 
I just noticed that on my Halo 2 that the tag reads Halo 2 the beanie baby's fabric is one of the most expensive to make due to it special iridescent sparkle! the last line should say its iridescent sparkle! Anyone else have one like this? Do you think it will be changed? http://web2-3.ty.com/cyberboard/news/msg734929.html

A BIG RETIREMENT COMING?
From: Andrea's Attic
I had a lovely conversation with a Ty retailer today, and she mentioned that I should get Cheezer, Peekaboo, Fetcher and Sniffer while I still can as they will be retiring soon. Of course, she also said these were part of a larger retirement that was to be announced toward the end of October. I personally think it would be great since these Beanies have already paid their dues sitting on retailer's shelves. I would like to say that my retailer source has always been accurate in the past, as her Ty rep actually lives in the same house as her (she rents a room), but because we cannot predict the future, these are still considered rumors :-)

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
669 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Buy & Sell page. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. I know these search and find contests are a pain. I won't be having any more in the near future. :o)

==October 12, 2000==
BEANIE MARKET ON THE DECLINE? 
From: Andrea's Attic
I visited a Beanie show in Southern California tonight, and sadly, there were very few Beanie stands left open! Many had been replaced by Razor scooter stands and baseball and comic book stands. I also noticed that the stands left open only had recently released Beanies, the oldest Beanie I could find was a Sting. I spoke with a man that I had come to know through several Beanie transactions of my own who has a Beanie stand there. I asked if the Beanie market was so slow that several dealers closed shop, and he responded in a soft whisper..."No, it has nothing to do with the Beanie market...the government came in a week ago and seized tons of counterfeit Beanies." Apparently, these counterfeits were the bread and butter of these secondary dealers, and undercover agents had been frequenting the shows for quite some time now. However, I would expect nothing less, as this is Southern California, and as you probably know, Southern California has quite the reputation for producing counterfeit Beanies. I would also like to add, this was not the first, nor the second time this show had been raided for counterfeits, so I highly recommend you completely inspect all Beanies at shows before purchasing. On a side note...I guarantee all of my Beanies are 100% authentic, so no need to worry when you purchase from Andrea's Attic!

Tips From The BBOC
From: Beanieholics
Having problems logging on to the Beanie Babies Official Website? You keep getting a message that says "Invalid User Name" or "Invalid Password"? The BBOC has provided some tips that just may help you. They also explain some other common problems that users have been having.
Click Here For More Info

Suspects Sought In Beanie Thefts
From: Beanieholics
From Lawrence Journal-World:
About 200 Beanie Babies valued at $1,000 were stolen from a Lawrence storage locker, Lawrence Police say. Lawrence Police Det. M.T. Brown said the toys were stolen between 5:30 p.m. Sept. 29 and 8:30 a.m. Sept. 30 from A-1 Mini Storage lockers. Brown said somebody broke the locks on 13 lockers and took the contents. One of those lockers contained the Beanie Babies, belonging to a Baldwin woman. Report of the theft was delayed because police were searching for the locker's owner.

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
623 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Planet Beans Donation page. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. I know these search and find contests are a pain. I won't be having any more in the near future. :o)

ROSIE TO SIGN ARIEL ON SHOW?
From: Ms. Janie
This information just in: I have received the following information through e-mail. Rumor has it that Rosie O'Donnell will be signing an Ariel bear on her show tomorrow! The bear will then be up for auction on Ty Trade. There will also be something on an LA morning news program (KTLA Morning Show) tomorrow AM.

JAPAN TO HAVE TBB PROMOTION
From: Ms. Janie
Randy from Beanieholics shares the following http://www.beanieholics.com Aki, webmaster for Com,beanie-shop in Japan informs us that a Teenie Beanie promotion will begin in Japan on October 26th. The eight Teenies to be sold include Flip, Flitter, Bumble, Lips, Neon, Schweetheart, Slither and Lucky. There are no bears involved with this promotion or any mention either of the Election Teenie Beanies that go on sale here in the U.S. this month. In the Japan promotion one Teenie can be purchased with each McDonald's Happy Meal set (hamburger, cheeseburger or chicken McNugget meal) or Breakfast Happy Meal set (hotcake or egg McMuffin meal). Use the link below to see a poster for this upcoming promotion. http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/value/index.html

==October 11, 2000==
TY TRADE AUCTIONS EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
From: Collectiblez
The Autographed Ariel Beanie Babies, commemorative cards, baseball cards and concert packages that have been up as a Featured Auction on the TyTrade.com auction website are beginning to help raise a substantial amount for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. With the closing auctions of the Robert De Niro and Kim Basinger Autographed Ariel Beanie Babies, a total of $101,435 has been earned for the foundation, in 35 auctions! Hopefully this price can double with future auctions on TyTrade.com! http://www.geocities.com/collectiblezdotnet/TyTrade/Auctions.html

BBOC SURVEY FORM
From: Ms. Janie
Ms. Janie has posted a scan of the form. http://www.msjanie.com/news_pic/bboc_survey.html

ONLINE CLUBBY III ORDERS NOT YET SHIPPING
From: Erica
"I called ty today, to ask why when i tried to order for my grandmother that it says she couldnt because her parents wont let her...etc.. funny story.. well the guy says that the online order has been messing up! That those of us that ordered online ... they have not even begun to ship! That includes mine! ahhh. I ordered like when the site first was open on the second day to order. Today when i called them, it didnt even ring, it picked up right away! If anyone wants to order, do it now! lol"

Ty Tops Plush, Collectible and Under $10 Categories for October 
From: Ms. Janie
New York-Reports of Ty Inc.'s demise have been greatly exaggerated. The company edged out The Boyds Collection as the top-selling collectibles line for retailers in September, but enjoyed more comfortable margins as the top-selling plush and Under-$10 line. No other company came near Ty as the No. 1 seller in those two categories. In plush, Ty's mark of 72 first-place votes was 43 votes better than second-place Boyds. And in the Under-$10 category, the company scored 56 first-place votes, followed by Yankee Candle's 11.

Resorts Beanies
From: Bean eWonderland
Hi I don't want my name mentioned but I know the resorts Casino in Atlantic City are holding a Beanie Baby promotion. They are giving out 3 different Beanies with resorts names embroided onto them. The 3 Beanies in mention are Loosey, Gracie and Jake. They have the name embroided on their wings and inside their hang tag is a sticker that says "Born At Resorts Casino on October 10th". I know that they are very limited and the hardest one to get is Loosey because for every 100 Gracies there is just 1 Loosey. If you would like to follow this up you can call the Resorts Casino and they should tell you. (Bean eWonderlands comment - We cannot confirm this story but if any of our friends in the USA would like to give them a call and let us know it would be appreciated. I would imagine that if it is true Ty knows nothing about it).

eBay launches TV ad campaign
From: BeaNGO
EBay has long been something of an aberration among Internet retailers. With a distinct and successful business model, the online auctioneer has proved a sensation at viral marketing: Nearly all of its 16 million users were drawn to the site via word of mouth. The company hasn't wrapped a fleet of taxicabs in its logo, spent millions on television advertising or sent employees into the street to hand out free Beanie Babies.

ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT TO WIN BRITANNIA! 
From: Andrea's Attic
You only have 5 days left to submit your entry for the Indonesian Britannia Beanie contest! To win, you must accurately guess which Ty product will retire last this month and when it will retire! See the details under the "Contest" link from our home page. And as always, it is completely FREE to enter! HERE

Photo of the NEW 2000 Holiday Buddies. 
http://www.msjanie.com/news_pic/2000_buddies.html

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
590 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Zodiac Beanies page. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. I know these search and find contests are a pain. I won't be having any more in the near future. :o)

CONTEST IDEAS WELCOME
I'd like to have different and interesting types of contests here at Planet Beans. If you have any unique ideas or ideas that won't take up too much time to follow through with and keep up with, please let me know. You can email me at GotBeans@yahoo.com 


==October 10, 2000==
Ms. Janie analyzes the collectibles market
From: Ms. Janie
Is it a typical trend or are we being over cautious? Depending on whom you talk with or what part of the country they live in the majority of retailers and manufactures will all agree on one thing, the collectibles market has taken a hiatus. The general mood of collectors has turned from a spending frenzy to one of browsing with very little buying. Retailers are still very optimistic about fourth quarter sales and are hoping for strong sales through Christmas. This trend can be contributed to this year's election. Consumers often are cautious around these times even if the economy is good. In some areas the collectibles market has been taking a downward spiral for the past six months and reports indicate that some markets are down as much as 55% compared to this time last year. Larger manufactures will survive the 4th quarter while smaller businesses will have to work harder to make that final sale. I predict after the election collectors will realize that their hobbies will go on and they will continue with their buying sprees. The collectibles market is not alone when it comes to consumers buying habits. Retailers across the country are reporting slower sales in most categories including, giftware, cards, stationary, clothing, cars, toys, etc. ect. Increased competition has hampered many markets not to mention the rising cost of gasoline, food and clothing. I say keep optimism high and shop till you drop. Here's hoping for a rich and rewarding 4th quarter for retailers and lots of sales for consumers. Ms. Janie

Adorable Holiday Beanies Picture
Kevin always manages to send in the cutest pictures. This picture of the new Holiday Beanies is certainly no exception. They look right at home in their Chilly Fall-like location. Snowgirl looks like she's ready for some snow. LOL http://www.planetbeans.com/HolidayBeanies.htm

CLUBBY III ARRIVES
Hi everyone! I'm happy to report that my Clubby III sets arrived today at my mom's house in RI. The UPS man even put the box in a plastic bag so it wouldn't get wet from the rain (wasn't that nice!) My mom says that Clubby III is "absolutely beautiful!" I ordered on the first day via the phone and my order number was #1540***. They were charged to my credit card on Oct. 2 and they arrived today! I hope this helps in giving you a sense when yours arrives! Best of luck to all of you! I hope your sets arrive quickly and safely! :-)Sherry 

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
537 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Beanie Buddies page. This would have been an easy entry for everyone but from the looks of the numbers that entered.. not many bothered with the search. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)

==October 9, 2000==
Are you a woman who obsesses over shoes? 
From: Ms. Janie
If so, you will not want to miss my next article on collectible shoes. Just the Right Shoe An obsession with feet Women have many obsessions but their obsession with shoes dates back to the dawn of time. This obsession has exploded from the closet and has now turned into one of the fastest selling collectibles on the market. How far we have come…our feet have always been a very important part of our wardrobe and have in most cases matched our outfit of the day. Our closets are stuffed to the gills with at least 10 to 20 pairs of various shoes, which have now been cleverly designed and sculpted into the hottest selling porcelain collectible around. http://www.msjanie.com/miniatures/shoe_obsession.html

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
480 people have located Spooky to date!! Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Planet Beans - The BEST of ALL Worlds page. This would have been an easy entry for everyone but from the looks of the numbers that entered.. not many bothered with the search. Good luck to those of you that hang in there for the hunt. :o)


==October 8, 2000==
HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
432 people have located Spooky to date!! It looks like if you take the time to enter daily you will have a great chance at winning. :o) Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the News page.

More Buddies to Come?
From: Bean eWonderland
A lady walked into a store several weeks ago and placed an order for Black Batty, Caw and Mystic Buddy despite them not being announced as a future product. Sure enough a couple of weeks later Black Batty started appearing on the shelves, will the other two soon be released? Full story at Stuffed Bean

The Trouble With Beanie Babies
From: Beanieholics
We saw a picture posted on the Disney MBBP And More Alert Board that just cracked us up. Randy about fell out of his chair when he saw it. Star Trek fans will love this one. If you have trouble reading the caption, it says "Jim - All we have to do is stop buying them!!" Click Here For Picture

Ty Has Big Plans For Biltmore
From: Beanieholics
Beanie Babies magnate Ty Warner has big plans for renovating his newly acquired Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel in Montecito, including transforming the adjacent Arco conference center into a private spa for hotel guests. He also wants to put in hundreds of underground parking spaces and tear down a two-story building, jokingly referred to by his architects as the "Days Inn" section. Ty considers it too tacky to be part of a first-class hotel with the history and charm of the 73-year-old Biltmore. Proposed renovations will cost in the tens of millions of dollars. There are also plans for the Coral Casino Ty owns across the street and possibly two parcels of land directly west of the hotel that have been purchased since May. (Thanks Leslie for the news tip.) Click Here For Story

The 2nd Annual Beanie Grammy Awards!
The nominees for The 2nd Annual Beanie Grammy Awards have been announced. Voting will begin Saturday, October 14. Everyone who votes will be registered to win a Ty-Dyed Digger Beanie Buddy donated by ToyWiz.com! http://members.aol.com/Beans45014/grammy.html

TY STILL CLOSING DOWN ACCOUNTS 
From: Andrea's Attic
After the huge response from our members about closing down Ty retailer accounts in their neighborhoods, I decided I would do a bit of research on my own yesterday. I drove around a good portion of Southern California yesterday, visiting every flower shop I knew had carried Beanies. 

Here are the startling results: *6 Flower Shops visited* 5 closed Ty accounts Of these 5 closed Ty accounts, 1 was in March 2000, 1 in January 2000 and 3 were in December 1999. All of these retailers received a letter from the Ty company stating that they no longer fit into Ty's "niche" for a retailer. 

And what about the 6th Ty retailer? Ty has not sent them a shipment since early April 1999! Their calls were flat out ignored to the Ty company and their Ty rep. Then they found that their Ty rep. had been laid off. They still put in one call a month to the Ty company, but with no answers. This is very sad considering they had carried Ty in their store for over 7 years! 

Have retailers been shut down in your area? E Mail Andrea@andreasattic.com and tell us about it!

==October 7, 2000==
HOLIDAY BEANIES NEW HANGTAGS
BeanieMom has great scans of the new Holiday hang tags. The inside of the hang tags are light blue with little white snowflakes. Very cute!! Click HERE to view a close-up shot.

HOT TOYS FOR THE 2000 HOLIDAY SEASON
From: Ms. Janie
What's Hot for the 2000 Holiday Season KB Toys stores and KBkids.com predict top toys for Holiday 
Oct 6, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- KB Toys announced their much- anticipated annual list of hot toys for the holiday season. Some of the items customers will find topping children's wish lists this season include robotic dogs, scooters, a home recording studio, and marionette figures in the likeness of the teen pop idols, 'Nsync. These items and more will be featured in more than 1,300 KB Toys stores nationwide and on-line at www.kbkids.com. http://library.northernlight.com/FB20001006710000050.html?cb=0&dx=1006&sc=0#doc

12 SNOWGIRLS ~ ONE AUCTION
With 17 bids to date, this auction is up to $97 for 1 dozen Snowgirl Beanie Babies. These little cuties need to be rescued out of that plastic bag. To view the auction and a great close-up picture HERE

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
373 people have located Spooky to date!! It looks like if you take the time to enter daily you will have a great chance at winning. :o) Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Beanie Kids page.


==October 6, 2000==
ANDREA'S ATTIC BRITANNIA COMPETITION
Want to win an Indonesian Britannia Beanie.. visit HERE to find out how. 

HALLOWEEN CONTEST UPDATE
325 people have located Spooky to date!! It looks like if you take the time to enter daily you will have a great chance at winning. :o) Yesterday Spooky was hidden on the Submit Your News Items page.

SNOWGIRL NEWS
From: Ms. Janie
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