WXXA - (New York) AP - Toys aren’t as fun without the Internet these days. That seems to be one message at this year’s American International Toy Fair in New York City, which opened Sundayy in the Javits Center. Some of this year’s highlights include Beanie
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Baltimore Sun - America’s Horse, a wristband you can buy and a Beanie Baby toy of Barbaro. And there’s a model figurine, too, a collectible that sold out almost immediately (available on eBay for $75, though). And the message boards oh, the message boards “We
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Air Pulse - I think, in truth, relationships are what everything is all about, whether our own home life or international relations,” he said. “And all we are trying to do is, sort of, one handshake at a time or one smile at a time, one Beanie Baby at a time, to
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Courier News - STREAMWOOD — Beanie Babies. They’ve been around for years — through the upswing in Beanie popularity when most sold for $5.99 retail and the decline, which saw the toys severely devalued. Thousands of the cuddly creatures currently languish in

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Gamasutra - At worst, the collector of video games is little different from the collector of beanie babies or china teacups: rare objects may have financial value, but that doesn’t give them cultural value. And that’s what classic video games need to foster, a

Kane County Chronicle - While McDonough safely avoided making any promises, the man who brought Beanie Babies to Wrigley Field neglected to hide his eagerness to host a Winter Classic. I d like to have discussions about having a game here in Chicago, McDonough said.

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Chanute Tribune - CARTHAGE The Barton-Jasper County Collectors Association will be sponsoring the 16th annual Spring Coin, Stamp, Postcards, Sportscard, Beanie Babies, Hot Wheel Collectibles Show at the Carthage, Mo. Memorial Hall, 407 s. Garrison (highway 571) on

Whitman to step down as eBay chief executive in March
Baltimore Sun - Most of eBay’s years have been that way since Whitman took over in 1998, when the auction site was still crippled by server outages and mainly home to hobbyists selling collectibles like Beanie Babies. Before long, though, it rose to become an