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A guide to steiff teddy bears

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Collectors go to great lengths to acquire vintage steiff teddy bears, with a button in the ear that is cuddly small steiff animals you can find on ebay or on other online auctions getting the best deal as a collector is important since the range of prices can vary from each steiff dealer who offer high quality and prestige for the discerning collector. Vintage Doll and Toy auctions that have traveling antique shows like the antiques roadshow allows for those who have collectables to come and get them appraised for a value, depending on the condition as well as how old the item is. The Vintage teddy bear is always going to be something that maintains its value being the most desirable and most expensive. Replicas are being sold for vintage prices so make sure you know what year your bear is before you buy it from a online auction. Bing and Farnell are other companies that reproduce these expensive teddies.

What you will find on many of the teddy bear collectors directories is Steiff mohair and plush teddy bears and animals, plus limited editions, Antique Steiff from early 1900s to 1960s, Information and purchase Steiff bears and animals, Steiff German teddy bears, themes and vintage reproductions, Specializing in limited edition Steiff bears with a small number of artist bears. Located in Germany, You can make money with these collectible bears buy, trade or sell them or become a associated to ebay as a reseller.


Remember when you were a child and you had your teddy bears all lined up in a row, they came if various colors of white, brown and maybe even pink, was'nt it fun carrying your teddy bear around the house or having a make believe tea party with your teddy bears, well as you grew older it was not cool to walk around with a teddy bear to your hip but who knew that that teddy bear could be worth lots of money, some rare collectible teddy bears are worth thousands of dollars, now as a adult you can start to collect those limited edition steiff bears it is cool and will not go out of style, so its good having childhood memories which may lead to a fortune after all. Would you pay $10,000 for a rare collectible steiff teddy bear? well some did at the Christies auction house for a 1905 bear that was 25 inches tall. what collectors like most about steiff teddy bears is how they have so much character and charm, especially the ones in costumes, by the names of edwina, edward, eddy,


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shaunna  says:
6 months ago

does anyone specialize in steiff teddy bear auctions or know someone who does? And preferably located in PA. I'm from the Harrisburg area.

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