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It is important to know how much your teddy bears are worth before buying or selling them.  Some have been known to go up in price over the years while others stayed the same or went down. If you aren’t sure how to figure out how much your teddy bears are worth you can ask a dealer or go out and get a book.  Collecting teddy bears can be very profitable if you know what you are doing.

Examine your teddy bears thoroughly before ever taking them for a show or auction. Before buying them look them over and ask as many questions as you can think of. Find out where the bear came from and who had him last.  By examining your teddy bears you should be able to tell how much they are worth and know if you want to sell them or buy any new ones.

If you have inherited a teddy bear collection, or if you have started looking for bears when you go out to estate sales and the like, you may be wondering if you actually own a collectible teddy bear or not.  Although any teddy bear is certainly collectible if it makes you happy, there are some bears that are worth more to collectors than others.  With a bit of practice, you can learn to look for signs that one bear is more collectible than another.  For starters, there are several different things to look at on teddy bears to determine their value.  This article is a basic primer to get you started.  Labels, joints and pads on their feet can tell you just how old they are. Their face can give you a round about guess on which decade they were distributed. Fur is another issue, depending on what type of fur, the condition it is in and everything to that nature.

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If the joints that are stiff hard like a bear you’d find in a craft store, remember in the beginning these were what the teddy bears looked like. The pads on the teddy bear will indicate if he is good quality or not.  In the early years of teddy bears, many companies would make them with really long noses because it was suppose to represent the real thing, not something cute and cuddly. If your teddy bears have glass or button eyes they might be worth something. Last, if you have a hand-sewn teddy bear with no flaws or very minimal flaws.

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I am fortunate to have the opportunity to speak to large groups of people as a part of my regular work routine.  Many of the people I speak to are collectors of various items.  I recently asked some collectors to share stories of favorite items they have either based collections on, or just kept for sentimental reasons.  When I mentioned Teddy Bears as an example, I saw a few faces light up before they began writing.  I thought it would be nice to share some of their stories.  If you would like to share your own special Teddy Bear story, just use the contact form, and you could get your own post!  (By submitting your story you give www.cuteteddybearstuff.com permission to publish it on this website.)

When I was a little girl I had a brown teddy bear, that was given to me for my birthday. He was just a regular stuffed bear. But he was my best friend. I named him Teddy. I slept with him every night, and if I did not have Teddy in my bed with me, I could not sleep. He was soft and cuddly, and huggable. He always made me feel safe, I knew that as long as Teddy was with me nothing could happen to me.   As a child I was afraid of the dark and of monsters. If I had Teddy with me, no monsters would be coming out of my closet.

I had my first child 10 years ago, and of course he inherited Teddy. My son still has this bear, and sleeps with him just like I did. My son loves Teddy just as much as I do. I bought my daughter a Christmas bear the year she was born, in 2001, she loves her bear and calls her Mary. She sleeps with her bear every night and in the morning when she gets up and makes up her bed, she puts Mary the bear sitting on her pillow. I also have a two year old son, and when I was pregnant with him, my husband and I went to a build a bear workshop and made him a special bear just for him. His name is Baby bear, and when you press his hand he says "I love you." Baby Bear always wears pajamas, and sleeps with my two year old. All children love teddy bears, and all children need a bear of their own. They make great gifts and can also be a family heirloom, to be passed down parent to child, just like I did.

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