Greed or Just Good Old Making Profit Off of Little Kids?

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11-18-2010, 07:27 AM

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tuesy

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I personally think it's just greed.

11-18-2010, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ptquilts

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Originally Posted by tdgiffin

Luckily for me, my daughter is old enough to understand the situation. She was very understanding, but also dissapointed that people hoard toys. If I find her one that will be great to surprise her, but if I don't, I do hope that the hoarders get stuck with them for a long, long time. If parents stop putting up with it, maybe it will stop the whole process.

think how many "collectors" are stuck with worthless Beanie Babies - they all thought they were going to get rich off them :-D

Think how many beanie collectors feel like total idiots because they paid $1500.00 for a two dollar toy.

11-19-2010, 03:25 PM

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Last year my Sister hadthe same problem with the Zhuzhu hamsters...now they are all over, but we really searched last year for one, lol!

11-20-2010, 06:26 PM

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I have bought Beanie Babies for 50 cents at the local thrift store.

11-20-2010, 06:29 PM

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I remember the cabbage patch kids and the big lines to get my daughter a specific Care Bear...lord!

11-20-2010, 07:06 PM

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ptquilts

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the people who made Cabbage Patch kids were smart - if you remember they had very short arms (the dolls I mean). So you could not buy regular baby clothes for them, you had to buy special cabbage clothes.
I remember doing a craft fair back in the 80's, next to a lady who was doing a landslide business selling the clothes, while my beautiful quilts were largely unsold. :-(

11-20-2010, 07:51 PM

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What about the "tickle me elmo"? I had bought one at regular price when they first came out and then everyone went crazy for them. I had offers of tons of money for it and had only one. My niece still has it and at 14 she still loves it!! At christmas time...people were paying up to $500 or more....totally insane if you ask me!!