9/21/99  Ty Sues Holy Bears! HOUSTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Using teddy bears to help spread the Word of God apparently does not sit well with the maker of Beanie Babies® products. Ty, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against HolyBears, Inc. asking for all HolyBears(TM) teddy bears to be ``impounded for destruction.'' 

``Our teddy bears were independently developed and do not infringe on anyone's copyright,'' said Robert S. LeClair, founder of HolyBears. ``Our bears are little messengers of God's Word, and we will fight to protect them from destruction even as we pray for their aggressors.'' http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/990921/tx_ty_sues_1.html <full article> 

We'd love to hear your opinions on this latest move by Ty to once again try and prove that he is the "stuffed toy king". Please go to the PLANET BEANS CLUB and post your opinions on this. If we get enough responses, we will try to send them via email to someone at Ty and hopefully put an end to this latest act of "bullying" by Mr. Warner. 

If you'd like to read the statement about the lawsuit from Holy Bears founder Rob LeClair, click HERE.

9/15/99  PICTURES OF NEW BEANIES NOW AVAILABLE ON THE TY WEBSITE! http://www.ty.com/newprod/58965.html

9/12/99  An Interesting Post on the Ty Talk Cyberboard: 

Dear Ty product collectors,

Thank you for all your thoughts about what would happen at the end of this year regarding the retirement of all Beanie Babies®. After viewing your thoughts and comments which have been discussed on this Cyberboard and other websites, you will be pleased to know that there will be an
announcement on 1st October regarding these issues. However, this message has not been posted as a NEWSFLASH! because we would like all our loyal users of the Ty Talk Cyberboard to view this first.
But don't forget:

Stop, make way for this is the end,
Who can tell what is around the bend,
Surprises await you in the new year,
For a brand new century is very near!

Sincerely,

Friends at Ty

9/12/99  New Tush Tags Found on Silver and Almond: To read the full article, go to the MaryBeth's BeanBagWorld link here.

Very Rare Platinum Coin Found!  There is a very rare Platinum Club Kit coin on ebay this week featuring Clubby I the Bear on the back! Up until now, the only beanies we've seen featured on the back of these coins has been the "Original 9" beanie babies. There are only two days left in this auction, go check it out at Clubby Coin Auction. 

9/11/99   This month's People Magazine: "Bean There, Done That" features a great story about Ty Warner and what makes him tick!  Full Article

9/10/99  Editorial: Bagging the Beanies Will the sought-after toys be retired - or retooled?
Toy analysts do not believe Beanie Baby production will end suddenly and forever at the stroke of midnight. Despite a sluggish market, the Beanies still represent a cash menagerie. And there are signs, including an announcement by McDonald's that it will offer more Teenie Beanies with its Happy Meals come spring, that the line will keep on humming. More likely, a slightly modified, renamed version will be introduced to get the new millennium off to a toy-mad start. Full Article

9/5/99 Beanie futures Guessing what's up a toy maker's sleeve
No more new Beanie Babies ever? No more new Beanie Babies this century? Or maybe a whole new product line? The New York Times reported last week that Ty recently filed trademark registration requests with the federal patent office for several new Beanie-related names, including "Bean E Bears."  Full Article