Thursday, January 28, 2010

Collectible Teddy Bears for a Hobby

Teddy bears come in all kinds of different shapes, sizes and colours ; some are even made from stone while others are soft enough to sleep on. With so many out there it is hard to work out which are collectible teddy bears and which are not. There are some corporations out there that stand out among all those others ; they're Merrythought, Boyds, and Gund. Each company has its own history and outstanding bears that keep folks coming back for more.

The Boyds Bears company really began in Maryland in 1979, but they were never selling bears. In 1984 the Boyds would decide to start work on teddy bears, Boyd himself had just gotten bored by painting ducks. The 1st teddy bears they started to make would become known as "The Boyds Bear Collection," which includes Pooches, Moose, Hares, Tabbies and a couple of others. This collection certainly would be one a good idea to invest in if they don't have their boxes they will not be worth as much as they may be. Gund Teddy bears are renowned for their favored phrase, "Gotta Getta Gund" nowadays, not to mention their lovely tiny teddy bears. The Gund bear, Muttsy and Snuffles the bear are their collectible teddy bears. This company was well-known for their under stuffing policy which made the teddy bears so soft and why so many kept returning to them. The Merrythought toy bear company essentially went into Chapter 11 in 2006, making its already collectible teddy bears that much more valuable. The Impertinent Bears are the collectible teddy bears ; each bear has a miniscule bell in each ear. Other kinds of collectible teddy bears would be antique bears and any sort of short edition teddy bears.

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