A primer book - great for the beginning Beanie collector, and for Beanie fans of all ages. Containing 254 pages and over 200 color photos in a 5 1/4" x 8 3/8" softcover edition. This book has photos and descriptions of Beanie Babies and Teenie Beanies. It has advice on how to begin a collection and how to take care of Beanies; Beanie Baby Collectibility and Investment Potential Ratings; articles on buying, selling and trading Beanie Babies; the basics of the heart and tush tags, and how they affect value; Beanie collecting stories from American, United Kingdom and Canadian collectors; Beanie poems, birth and retirement dates and more!

About The Author

The authors are world-renowned authorities on all things Beanie. Their original book, Beanie Mania, was a highly acclaimed best seller. The Beckys are well known for their Price Guide which appears on the popular BeanieMom.com web site. Their Price Guide is considered to be the most authoritative secondary market price guide and is relied upon by Beanie Baby collectors all over the world. It was referred to as "the Wall Street Journal of the Beanie Baby Market" by the CNN/Fortune TV news show.

In addition to writing the series of Beanie Mania books, Becky and Becky are also the editors of the bi-monthly Beanie Mania magazine and the semi-monthly Beanie Mania Bulletin newsletter.

The Beckys have been guest speakers on many TV and radio talk and news shows across the country, including CNN/Fortune, Fox News, CBS News, Good Morning Texas, WGN, KHKS-Dallas, and the Ronn Owens show in Los Angeles. They have been featured in numerous publications, including Time Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, Collecting Figures magazine, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and the Dallas Morning News. They attend collector's trade shows across the United States and give seminars on Beanie Baby collecting.

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