Reviews (7)

Beanie Book blastin with Information
Looking for a good book to give you information on your collection? I know this book sure helps me! This guide with it's color-filled pictures, andacurate Ty prices is the perfect book to help you with your collection. Italso has bonus ways on how to tell a counterfeit from an original. I almostbought a counterfeit Pincess and Doby, if this guide didn't help me. Itincludes a time line of all Ty Beanie Baby events, plus information on howto tell which Beanie Baby will be expenisive in a year. I bought one for(sadly) $20 and it was $40 two months later. And don't forget, this book itgood for all different stages of Beanie collecting! If you're a collector,this Beanie book is the book for you! :-)

Beanie Book blastin with Information
Looking for a good book to give you information on your collection? I know this book sure helps me! This guide with it's color-filled pictures, andacurate Ty prices is the perfect book to help you with your collection. Italso has bonus ways on how to tell a counterfeit from an original. I almostbought a counterfeit Pincess and Doby, if this guide didn't help me. Itincludes a time line of all Ty Beanie Baby events, plus information on howto tell which Beanie Baby will be expenisive in a year. I bought one for(sadly) $20 and it was $40 two months later. And don't forget, this book itgood for all different stages of Beanie collecting! If you're a collector,this Beanie book is the book for you! :-)

BEST OF THE BEST!
as a 'novice' beanie collector, this book has been the MOST helpful in learning to recognize all the beanies/teenies/et al; don't waste your money on any others, as I have... the pics alone are great; i would be totallylost without this guide! ... Read more

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Reviews (9)

Year 2000
The year 2000 means that we'll probably see yet another edition of this outdated book.

The year 2000. What's in store for Beanie Babies??
I have heard that for the year 2000, Beanie Babies will no longer be. Can you comment on this, it would be a great disappointment for alot of children.

Why Does This Book Exist?
If you are looking for information in Beanie Babies, there are three magazines out which give newer, more current, and more complete information than this.Also, numerous web sites, including Ty's own, are up to theminute.Every edition of this book just shows pictures of the beanies,which we've seen hundreds of times by now and never goes into any detailabout them.Why are certain styles popular, and with whom?Some piecesare more plentiful than others and this kind of information is neveranalyzed.Until they provide more detail about the Beanies, this book willremain an inessential purchase and money not well spent. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Beanie Babies (Stuffed animals)    3. Catalogs    4. Collectors and collecting    5. Handbooks & Manuals    6. Reference    7. Reference - Price Guides    8. Stuffed animals (Toys)    9. Toy Animals   

Reviews (13)

a useless book for a useless pastime
i just got this book for my birthday and i have to say not only is it a terrible book, but it's completely useless to me. i don't even have any beanie babies. i think my nana gave it to me in hopes of getting me interested in these silly toys, but honestly, it's only made me hate them even more and feel sorry for the people who consider them a valid collector's item. what can you do with these puppets aside from display them on your dash board or "admire" them? that's not exciting. and it's definitely not fun. i'd rather take a nap. or collect stamps. atleast stamps will be worth something in 20 years. heck, atleast stamps are worth something right now.

Winter 2000 Collector's Value Guide
Very satisfied with the book.Extremely fast shipping and excellent communications from Fox Hill Books.Highly recommend.

NICE BOOK BUT HARD TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT IS OUT THERE
Ok this is a great book. I didnt buy it normal price (I got at a thrift store for $1 lucky me!) but its a nice find. I mean I am thinking of buying the newest one for 2001. But I think I might stick with the magazine. The reason is this book doesn't have all the beanie babies that were out in 2000 because it was published before they were out. For example I love the teenie babies 2001 but they are NOT in this because it was put out before they were put out. CheckerBee publishing puts out a lot of great guides, this is sure one of them. At least they put out one for Beanie Babies updated. Puffkins has ONE from 1999 and that is the ONLY one out there and they never update, and just like Beanie Babies they are always changing too. Well so I put 4 stars not five because of it not going to be as updated as you want. There is a great magazine Mary Beth she seems updated, or try to internet. But as a new collector and as a person who wants to see what they are worth or to see at least who goes with what name, this guide was great. Gives great information on beanie baby, retires, prices and check list. Cute pictures too. So if you need a view of them or a checklist this is nice. If you need updated stay with the mags and the internet! Ok? Peace, out. Beanie Babies Forever! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Beanie Babies (Stuffed animals)    3. Catalogs    4. Collectors and collecting    5. Personal & Practical Guides    6. Reference    7. Reference - Price Guides    8. Toy Animals   

Reviews (6)

very used book
i received this book thinking it was going to be in good shape. when i received this book it was wrote all in. for the same price i could have bought it new. Question the REAL Value
The good folks editing the reviews here at Amazon have told me in no uncertain terms that my reviews should focus SOLELY on the product itself. Comments on merchandising are entirely unwelcome, at least according to some editors here.In reference to my comments on a similar product I've been told "Your review of the Collector's Value Guide has been removed from our database, as it is not a critique of the book in question.It is not clear from reading the review that you have read the book you commented on."How one comments on the quality of a "book" like the Ty Beanie Babies Winter 2001 Collector's Value Guide, which is almost exclusively about merchandise and exists solely because of marketing, without commenting on merchandising of the products I don't quite know.(To prove I've actually "read the book", hopefully I'll be allowed to tell you that the products considered in this tome are small stuffed animal [some imaginary] toys with heart-shaped paper tags on their ears known as "Beanie Babies".I'm not at all sure that I'll be allowed to discuss these legume-namesaked infants further, though.) A good guide for knowing what's out there
I do not really use this as a price guide, because let's face it, most of the common Beanies are only worth as little as 3.00. But it is a good color picture guide, and you can use it for knowing what's out there. There were so many 2001 releases, I couldn't keep track of them online. So at least I can go through the book and mark which ones I have, and which ones I want. I want to get all the cats, at least!! ... Read more

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Reviews (5)

Excellent Source of Beanie Info **a must have** !!!
This book is filled with all the information you will ever need to know about Beanie Babies.This book covers all of the very rare & retired beanies which are the most valuable today. There are pictures of every tag generation made prior to the publication of this book - including each version of the tag.If you are a beanie collector & you have the earliest beanies made . . . this book will help you to determine the value, the rarity & the authenticity of your beanies.It is a MUST HAVE for anyone needing to know the facts about beanies. These authors have compiled the best & most thorough research available to date on beanies!!!

Too much useless information!
I thought the book had too much information.Most of the information was outdated quickly.The book was too expensive also.Didn't have many pictures.I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless you want to read boringinformation.

Great!
This book was just as good, if not, better than it's counterpart the first book, Beaniemania. I highly recommend buying this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Beanie Babies (Stuffed animals)    5. Catalogs    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Prices    8. Stuffed animals (Toys)    9. Teddy Bears    10. Toy Animals    11. Toys    12. United States   

Reviews (7)

Bad Business
When We ordered the book, It was suppose to ship within 3-5 business days, however after 4-months we still did not recieve it, everytime We called They would say "give it another week" So We were forced to get a refund, and that took another Month to recieve!!The least they could have done was just tell us they didn't have the book to sell, In 5-Months they never called us once, if we didn't call them, We would still be waiting with no response,altho they had our money from day one!

so confused
I was so upset when I recieved the book in the mail.Unless the book is wrong,beanie babies are going out of style.The bears prices have dropped anywhere between 10$ and 60$.It starting to scare me,I'm wondering if I made a bad investment!?

This doesn't look good
I ordered my book and everyday i go online to see if it has been shipped and it hasn't. I think i will have to try somewhere else! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Beanie Babies (Trademark)    4. Catalogs    5. Collectors and collecting    6. General    7. Reference    8. Stuffed animals (Toys)    9. Toy Animals    10. Ty, Inc.   

Editorial Review

Crazes come and crazes go. Hula-Hoops twisted themselves into oblivion, deely-boppers never quite made it out of the 1980s, and the worldwide obsession with the Spice Girls, well, without Ginger should the others now hang up their Union Jack micro-dresses as well? But one craze that isn't going anywhere is the obsession with Beanie Babies, those oddly endearing beanbag animals. This craze becomes easier to comprehend when you realize some retired Beanie Babies are fetching several thousand dollars at auction. With random Beanie Babies being retired every year, who knows what your Bongo the Monkey or Gobbles the Turkey will be worth in a few years? Beyond the mercenary level, Beanie Babies are also fun little toys to have around (but remember, keep the tag on or the value is seriously diminished). Les and Sue Fox's Read more

Reviews (79)

Cokbook...nuf siad
check it. site got alot of reviews explains alot 'bout stuff.
My little mad thing....
As heady and well-read as I appear to be, I still pick up an oddity now and then.Besides, my daughter isn't really interested in philosophy yet. The Beanie Baby Handbook
this book was ok,but as soon as I got it Ty released new beanies puttingit out of date! I would stick with Bean Bag World magazine instead ofbuying this book ... Read more

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Reviews (8)

It was wonderful!It really gave me more info on beanies!
I don't really remember but all I know is i want to go back to my friends house to read it again!

Once again, Rosie is the collectibles authority!
Rosie Wells has been tracking, reporting, pricing collectibles of all kinds since before the Beanie craze.Her new Beanie price guide demonstrates her professionalism in covering new trends in collecting.The pictures are beautiful, and her comments make this a must have resource.Thanks Rosie!

ITs cool.
I like this book a lot.If you need information on beanies get this book ... Read more

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Reviews (3)

Helpful Organization
This book is very handy and helps organize my beanie collection. Now I'm waiting for more supplements for the new beanies and teenie beanies. Can't wait to get them into my binder.

Loved the book. Pictures are beautiful.
Very easy to organize my beanies. Now we need the updates for the recently retired beanies and thenew beanies that just came out.

Great book
Tried four other books before I found this one.Best book to keep track of your beanies ... Read more

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Reviews (13)

not the best
this book is not good at all.it only contains info about 1999 beanie babies. dont waste your money on this book. you can look up an online price guide on the computer and find the value of your beanies.

Incomplete
This book is nicely done, and has excellent photographs of Beanie Babies. The book is for Winter of 1999. It lacks many of the current Beanie Babies that are on sale now and is outdated. If you need to be kept current thisis not the book to use. The current monthly magazines are the best buy foryour money.

Wrong year.
The cover says Winter 1999 Edition, but the book is 1998 information.It has 40 beanie babies that were listed in the Summer 1999 edition missing, and it only lists the first 9 Beanie Buddies instead of 28.I feel Ireally got cheated. ... Read more

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Reviews (3)

Wonderful Resource for Ty Bears!
This book is an excellent source of information on Ty plush animals!It is a valuable addition to any collector!I got this for my mother, she collects Ty Bears, and she didn' realize how many were actually out there. Excellent book, very well put together!

A must for the Ty plush collector!
We Ty plush collectors have been waiting for this book. This guide contains pictures and information on Ty plush that I had never ever heard of! The pictures are very well done, very clear. It also has information onAttics and Beanies, but it's the plush section that really makes it unique.

This is an excellent guide to Ty Plush and Attic Treasures!
This guide gives you an in depth look at pictures and prices for the collectibles you have!Helps you to identify those pieces who may not have tags and assess their value.A MUST have for the Ty Plush collector! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Beanie Babies (Stuffed animals)    5. Catalogs    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Popular Culture    8. Reference - Price Guides    9. Stuffed animals (Toys)    10. Toy Animals    11. Toys    12. Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models   

Reviews (8)

Great BOOK
I was impressed with the accuracy and the way that it gave such great information, this is a must for all Beanie enthusiasts like myself, and I must agree Ryan is soooo cute.....xoxox

I Love You Ryan
I liked the book, but most of all I liked Ryan, the co-author of The Beanie Encyclopedia.I got a chance to meet him at a book signing while I was on vacation in Florida.He looks so cute in person. I LOVE YOU RYAN

AWESOME BOOK
This book was great.No other Book has taught me so much. Thanks Dr. Carey and Ryan ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Beanie Babies (Trademark)    3. Catalogs    4. Collectors and collecting    5. Encyclopedias    6. Reference    7. Reference - General    8. Stuffed animals (Toys)    9. Teddy Bears    10. Toy Animals    11. Ty, Inc    12. Antiques & Collectables    13. Other manufacturing technologies   

Reviews (19)

Binder owner with Questions
I just recently dusted off my binder and tried to go to the website listed on the back. No site found. I searched for the binder on Amazon and found that the updates have been disc. I'm so disappointed because I thought it was best one offered for collectors. FYI, the last binder published was a Final Millennial Edition that includes a 12/31/99 Retired section. The one I have is signed by Peg, also. If anyone knows why the updates never happened, please respond.

Refills
I really love the book, but I can not find the refills for the notebook.Do you have an idea where I can find these.

My Beanie Baby Binder
I love my book but updates have stopped. I wish updates could be started again. I would recommend that the available books be purchased. The last update was Summer of 1999.I am having trouble finding updates. If any one knows how to get up dates, please e-mail me. ... Read more

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Reviews (11)

WOW!
This was a great book. Even though the prices were slightly out of date, I highly recommend you buy it! This book is a must for every collector!

This is copyright 1997? I dont believe it almost!
Well,I seriously disagree with the people saying that "This book ismore for serious collectors than kids". I am just 9 years old and thisbook is so clear and detailed! It is so much better than 1997 Beanie Babyhandbook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The BB handbook '97 only shows theBeanies they have, and not good pictures either. Beanie Mania has perfectopictures and they mention all early and a little late 1997 Beanies. And I'mhappy they don't say "Put those Beanies in Ziploc bags" TY madeBeanies for kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Loved it...you must have it!
This was my first BB book I ever purchased.It is chock full of color pictures and info and facts about each beanie.It has- chronology, tag history, collectible ranking, market trend analysis, information guides, oddities and charts for the reader to fill in with their own beanie info. Anyone who purchases this book will refer to is over and over.Both Beckys need to create an updated book with the l998 info. This would definately be well received by all the readers who purchased the first Beanie Mania Guide.Enjoy! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Art    3. Beanie Babies (Trademark)    4. Catalogs    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. Popular Culture - General    8. Stuffed animals (Toys)    9. Teddy Bears    10. Toy Animals    11. Ty, Inc    12. United States   

Reviews (2)

Lots of Info on Beanie Babies
This 109 page book contained a wealth of information about how Beanie Babies became so popular. I enjoyed learning their history and their origin. I'm writing an article about the Beanies and was able to get a lot of ideas and tips on where to look for more information.Well written and easy to read!

Don't waste your money
This book claims to have anecdotes of beanie baby collectors - and it didn't have even ONE. It gives a history of how the craze caught on, but that was written at a third grade level, and was boring boring boring. Ittakes about 30 mins to read the entire book since it's 109 pages of mostlyfiller and big print. I have never been so duped by a book I bought online.I regret having wasted my money, it would have been better spent on abeanie! ... Read more

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Reviews (10)

really informative!
I just got started collecting, and this book has given me all the background information on what to expect.It's impossible for any book to keep up to date with the actual Beanies, but you won't find a better guideto the hobby itself.

The definitive book for collectors.
Some many books on BBs are simply price lists or have a very limited period of usefulness.This one is different and will be my reference of choice.There is no way to predict what Ty will do, but this is the bookthat can track what has happened to date.The section on spottingcounterfeits is invaluable and has saved me from making a couple of costlymistakes.I also got some chuckles from the creatively posed beanies inthe nice color photos.Right after reading my own copy, I immediately senta copy to my beanie-crazed young nieces.

Nice Try
This book is a good attempt at being different from all of the other Beanie Baby books and guides.However, it is not that easy to read because the authors grouped the Beanies according to genre, not alphabetically. Black and white pictures were not all that useful.Some backgroundinformation (but not a lot) sets this book apart from the rest of the pack. However, it makes little attempt at saying what makes a particular beaniebaby popular or unpopular or with whom.A good guide to starting out inthe hobby but not useful if you are already immersed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Toy Animals