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Learn how to be a serious Beanie Baby collector
This is the ultimate guide for Beanie Baby collectors and fans. As an unauthorized edition, it offers the most current information on market value for active and retired Beanies, a handy Beanie Baby birthday calendar, and a comprehensive history of the Beanie Babies. More than 300 photographs are included to help you identify the various Beanies and their distinguishing characteristics. Loaded with interesting facts and tidbits about individual Beanie Babies, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beanie Babies also includes expert advice on how to recognize counterfeit Beanies and avoid Beanie Baby scams; identify the highest-valued Beanies; spot first-generation hang-tags; and tips on buying Beanies through auctions and the Internet. And, to protect your Beanie collection and investment, the book also includes important information on purchasing collector's insurance.
This is the ultimate guide for Beanie Baby collectors and fans. As an unauthorized edition, it offers the most current information on market value for active and retired Beanies, a handy Beanie Baby birthday calendar, and a comprehensive history of the Beanie Babies. More than 300 photographs are included to help you identify the various Beanies and their distinguishing characteristics. Loaded with interesting facts and tidbits about individual Beanie Babies, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beanie Babies also includes expert advice on how to recognize counterfeit Beanies and avoid Beanie Baby scams; identify the highest-valued Beanies; spot first-generation hang-tags; and tips on buying Beanies through auctions and the Internet. And, to protect your Beanie collection and investment, the book also includes important information on purchasing collector's insurance.
