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cat4chng Posts: 1

I was an AVID bear collector in the 1980s.  I even went to the Teddy Bear Convention in Minneapolis...what fun!  Anyhow I haven't collected bears in years and I no longer have room for my bears that I have kept in storage all these years.  Many are artist bears, some Steiff, Hermann, etc.

Can anyone tell me how to liquidate or donate my collection as a whole...not individually because I don't have the time to sell it bear by bear?

Thank you so much.

Nanci Drew 425-231-1123  Mukilteo, WA

Jenbee Barnetby Bears
England
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I have seen a few job lots of bears on ebay, collect only at a reasonable price and they seem to sell. Perhaps do that? I once bought a job lot of Steiff from ebay, sold on all the ones i didnt want and kept the couple that i did want. It worked out good for me as i had the time to sell them on bear by bear.

bears2adopt Bears2Adopt
SF Bay Area
Posts: 44

I'm trying to do that now also - our Mom's huge collection. The EBay route is a lot of work! I've been working on the unknown bears, the plush bears and other lower cost items. Just trying to figure out what we have is a lot of work. So far it looks like ~2,000 Teddy bears, ~1,000 Dolls and ~600 Beanie Babies. Many of the Steiff bears are in their original boxes.

Too bad they didn't sell them in the 1990's - they were a lot more valuable then!

I hope you have good luck in getting them adopted!!!

Donna Donna's Duin Bruins
Burbank, CA
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You might contact Valerie Rogers.  She has an online auction selling peoples collections.  The bears are checked by Ken Yenke for their value and then listed at I think something like 85% of the value.  Here is the link:  [url]http://[INVALID]/[/url]

Good Luck,
Donna

dangerbears Dangerbears
Wisconsin
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You can contact Valerie Rogers at editor@bearsandbuds.com, I believe.

Becky

bears2adopt Bears2Adopt
SF Bay Area
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Thanks all. Once I get a little better handle on what I've got and get some of the less valuable bears adopted out (so I have some room in the house), I'll start tackling these more important bears. They have lived in storage for ~25 years, so another year is okay.   bear_original  bear_original  bear_original

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