***LINDA'S BEANIE LOVERS***

**NEWS & RUMORS**

***LAST WEEKS POLL RESULTS***

QUESTION: Should TY continue to make Beanie Babies?

Yes ~ 54%, No ~ 42%,Not Sure 4%

**Last Updated December 2, 2000**

***HELLO AGAIN***

12/3/00-Hello, everyone, it's been a long time since I have updated my site. I have been very busy working full time now. I do miss working on my site, but I am so tired when I get home I just don't want to do anything but sleep. I will tire too update as much as I can, so don't give up on me.

10/25/00-Osito Buddie retires. Ty has posted another newsflash today stating the following: Our product has recently appeared in a chain of discount / dollar stores. These plush toys were not purchased directly from Ty Inc., nor do we believe they were purchased from any authorized dealer. Based on the amounts involved, we believe these may be counterfeit, stolen or may have been sold by a charitable organization that received a donation from Ty Inc. We feel compelled to reaffirm that we do not sell to mass merchants, discount stores, and dollar stores. This is an unfortunate situation and we are actively investigating this matter. In the interim, we ask all of our consumers to use caution when buying these plush toys as we cannot vouch for their authenticity.BUYER BEWARE!

10/7/00-Ty Buddies Chocolate and Nanook Retire.

9/29/00- Ty retires Maple and Groovy Buddies.

9/28/00=Ty announces 3 new holiday Beanies, Roxie the raindeer, Snowgirl, and Holiday Bear.

***BYE BYE BUDDIE!***

8/30/00-TY retires Steg Buddie.

***BBOC WILL RELEASE NEW CLUBBY III!!***

8/29/00-My source told me today that in September Platinum and Gold members of the Beanie Babies Official Club will be receiving a newsletter from the club in the mail which will provide ordering information for a Clubby III Beanie and Buddy set. Clubby III is brown in color with spots of blue. He has a blue ribbon trimmed in silver and a BBOC pin on his chest. Members will be able to order up to 2 sets of Clubby III Beanies & Buddies with each membership type. So if you have both a gold and a platinum card, you will be able to order up to 4 sets. The price will be $15/set plus shipping and handling. Members will be able to order by mail, via a toll-free number or online beginning September 18th. Orders must be placed by November 18th. Unfortunately, the offer will only be made available to U.S. residents. The newsletter will also contain photos of the 12 new Beanie Kid Gear Clothing.

8/25/00-Ty Inc. announced the new Zodiac Beanies on the Ty Web site yesteday in a newsflash. The link takes you to a Zodiac chart and by clicking on the various animals representing the lunar calendar, you can view photos of Ty's newest Beanie Baby product line.

***TY RELEASES NEW BEANIES!!***

8/22/00-Ty releases 13 new Beanie- Buzzy the Buzzard, Whiskers the dog, Lurky the Turkey, Oats the horse, Howl the wolf, tricks the dog, Price the frog, China the Panda, Banana the orangutan, Huggy the beige Teddy, Pellet the Hamster, Slayer the Frilled Dragon, Aruba the Fish.

***I"M FINALLY BACK!!***

8/21/00-Hi, I'm finally back. It's been a long time since my last update, and I am sorry it has taken so long. Geocities has been taken over by Yahoo and some changes were made. I have not been able to update my site because I couldn't get onto my site. It's as taken me all this time to be able to get back onto my site. I will try to catch you up on what's been going on since my last update. It will take me a while to catch up, but I will start with the newest news first, and then go back untill my last update. I will be away for a few days this weeks but I will get it all caught up. Thanks Linda

At the New York Trade show Ty announces the releases 12 of the Chinese Zodiac Beanies. These are animals of the Chinese Zodiac. The new Zodiac Beanies are the first true "set" of Beanies ever released by Ty Inc.

8-15-00 Chinook will be shipped with September orders to Canadian retailers.

8-13-00 Reports of a new Canadian Exclusive Bear Named Chinook. But TY has not yet announce any release.

8-11-00 Ty announces the retirement of Curly Beanie Kid and Chipper

8-9-00 Tiger Woods Ariel goes for $50,500. all for charity.

8-7-00 Tiger Wood's Ariel is up to $14,000. in Bids

8-3-00 Ty® posted a strange newsflash on its site today listing 14 cities with no clarification or further information. Is it a list of upcoming gift show locations? Places where Ty will premiere new product, Beanie Kid™ style? Tiger woods Ariel is up to $9300 and 77 bidders.

8-2-00 Tiger woods Ariel auctions is up to $5020 with 52 bidders.

8-1-00 Ty Trade is back up and running after being down for a long time. You can now register for Speckles the internet Bear.

7-31-00 This months Info Beanie is India the Tiger.

7-28-00 Tiger Woods sign Ariel hits $1500. bid on TY Trade.

7-26-00 Large Fuzz Buddie Retires

7-24-00 Ty opens it's Beanie Greeting on it's web site. You can now send Beanie Greeting to your friends.

7-23-00 The new Germania Buddies start arriving in stores in Germany.

7-21-00 Ty Retires Dotty Buddie.

7-19-00 Equcalyptus Buddie has retired.

7-18-00 Runner a new Beanie has a bad side to him seems he has a not so good poem on some of his tags.

7-16-00 TY retires Fleecie and Spingy.

7-10-00 New Beanie Kids™ Buzz™, Calypso™, Cookie™ and Princess™

7-8-00 Ty releases 13 new Beanies at the Atlanta Show. July 2000 releases are posted on Ty.com, the Beanie™ Gallery includes a 'Find the Beanie' Puzzle. Included in the Gallery are Cashew™, Cheezer™, Cinders™, Fetcher™, India™, Lefty 2000™, Peekaboo™, Righty 2000™, Runner™, Sniffer™ and Squirmy™

7-7-00 First auctions showing Speckles "IN HAND" have ended with bids over $300.

7-3-00 TY Temporarily closes TYTRADE due to problems.

6-30-00 TY is having problems with their new web site, many having problems logging in.

6-29-00 TY announces it's new web site, TYTRADE.COM. An offer for a special Internet-order only Beanie™, Speckles™ the bear, which will retail for $5 on the site (plus $3 shipping and handling.) Ty Trade members can buy two Speckles at a time and the bear will ship within 6-8 weeks, according to the site.

6-24-00 AT the Dallas Show TY releases new products. New Beanies, Squirmy, Cinders, Peek-a-boo, Cashew, Cheeser New Buddies, 2 Teddies Old Face and New, Employee Bear, Steg, Pouch Attics, Panda, Bear, Golfer, American Bear, Scarlet/Marigold, Lion 4 new Beanie Kids, 2 Classics, 3 new Baby Ty

6-23-00 TY retires the regular size Peace Bear. The large x-large and Jumbo Peace are not retired yet.

6-21-00 Ty retires Rex and Digger Buddies.

6-20-00 Rumor is TY will release 50 new designs at the trades shows this summer.

6-15-00 TY Retires Spangle and Kicks Buddies.

6-7-00 Ty announces retirement of Halo and Valentino Buddies. And TY pass the 4 billion hits on their web site.

***A NEW BEANIE BEAR!!***

6/1/00-TY announces a new bear today. Ariel is light green with a rainbow ribbon. All profits from Ariel will be donated to The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The logo on this Beanie Baby was inspired by 5-year-old Ariel Glaser who passed away on August 12, 1998 at the age of 7 from AIDS. Hospitalized Children at UCLA receive the new collectible Bear From Ty®, Inc, and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in conjunction today at 10:30 when the announcement was made about the release.

***JUNE 13TH WITH 24 TEENIE BEANIES!!***

5/30/00-I am hearing the 2000th Teenie Beanie Promotion will start on June 13th. I have an update on some of the new TBB. They are not the same as the ones I was told before. The promotion will start with a speical Millenium Bear for the Ronald McDonald house. There will be 16 regular Teenie Beanies,I have been told Lips the fish, Flitter, Neon. There will be 10 Superstar Beanies, and 2 Top secert Beanies. I also have a picture that has been sent to me.

There are many crew promotional items this year also. Manager's polo shirts,T-shirts, crew pins, baseball hats, aprons, keychains, as well as other items.

TY Announces that Slither and Weenie Buddies have retired.

I want to thank Jim and Gail Johnson for the gift they gave me Saturday, I did not have one yet! These are true Beanie Lovers, (and I didn't know it), Paul and I have known them for years now, and they have read my sight for a long time and they did not know until last month that it is me that writes this sight, we had a great time the day they found out! If you live in north central Massachusetts on southern central New Hampshire and you need a GREAT DJ for a party they are the BEST! Call Crystal Entertainment in Brookline NH. I promise it will be the best party you've ever had! These are very nice people. Thanks again for the gift!

There are changes noted in the Beanie Kids, the change in the girl's panties from a Velcro closure to an elastic back are significant enough to justify a higher price for the first version. But I do not know if a change has been made in the boy Beanie Kid with elastic shorts. So it does not appear that there are two versions of the boy Beanie Kids. If you are selling any of the girl Beanie Kids with the Velcro back (Version 1), you should make note of this in your auction listing or classified ad. This version is considered limited, which should enhance its value as a collectible.

***RETIREMENT***

5/25/00-Ty announces the retirement of Brittania Buddie and Sakura the Japanise Beanie Babie!!!

TY retires 31 Attic Treasures.

It does appear that the TBB Promotion will start around June 13th. I have been told one of the TBB will be Neon the seahorse, and other will be Flitter.

Prices have gone up on Sakura since the announcement of the retirement. The prices were at about $100. and have double since the announcement. I do have one that I bought on E-bay, before the retirement.

Beanie Kids will make their appearance in Germania starting June 2rd. There will be 12 stores showcasing the Beanie Kids.

***2000 TEENIES***

5/24/00-My source tells me that these are the new Teenies, Amber the Cat, Goochy the Ty-Dye Jellyfish, Hissy the Snake, Lips the Fish, Mystic the Unicorn, Nibbles the rabbit, Pecan the Bear, Rover the red Dog, Scaly the Lizard, Schweety the Orangutan, Silver the Cat, & Tiptoe the mouse. I am also told the new promotion will start June 12, and they will be sold in much smaller number this year.

A McDonald's in Vancouver Island Canada held a silent auction Wednesday for all 18 of the new Ty® Teenie Beanies®. The auction was part of McDonald's fundraising for special charities. McDonald's and Ty have not yet announced the official date of the start of the 2000 promotion .

Ty retires Amber and SIlver Buddies.

Japan seems to be having the same problems with BEanie collectors that the other country are having. Beanie fever has caught on in Japan. Most store are limited one Beanie per person. It appears the popularity of Beanie Babies and sales methods have crossed Intercontinental borders

Wisest the 2000 graduation owl appears to be in limited numbers it has been very hard to find.

***HELLO EVERYONE***

5/18/00-I have been told that the next Teenie Beanie promotion will start June 16th. I have also been told that Roary the loin will be one of the Teenies.I just wanted to update and It's late so I am off to bed. I am so glad to hear from all of you that have missed my updates, thanks again for all your concern. I will do my best to keep you up dated.

5/17/00-It appears that Swoop has taken the lead in the voting polls for the next Info Beanie.

5/16/00-TY Announces the retirement of the 2000 signature Bear.

5/15/00- 4 Mysterious names appear in the Info Beanie Diary, there are four unfamiliar names. The four names are: Stormy, Baldy, Moop, and Joyflan. Are these yet to be announced Beanie Babies?

***I'M BACK***

5/11/00-Ty announces the retirement of Beginning Bear, you will see the price on these go up. I have also finally gotten 6 of the Beanie Kids, they are so cute!!! I have been told by my reliable source that the 2000 Teenie Beanies will be out in June! I am told there will be 12 Teenies and 4 International Bears.

5/9/00-Ty retires Speedy and Lizzy Buddies. May report to have seen a Ty-dyed Digger the crab Buddie. One up for bids on E-bay. Reports of Germania Buddies, one E-bay auction claims to have one in hand.

***HELLO!***

5/8/00-Hi everyone, it's me again. I am so sorry that once again I am behind on my updates! I want to thank my faithful readers. My life has become so busy this past year, it has been very hard for me to keep up with my updates. I do thanks you for all your e-mails and also for the concern many of you have shown me. Many of you have asked what is wrong? Many of you know that I had been very sick when I first started this site. I am feeling much better, I have had to return to work this past year. My husband Paul was disabled in a work related injury and I have had to return to work. Those of you who know me know I put in very long hours at work and I am so tired when I get out of work I just want to find my bed. I don't mean to get so far behind but it gets away from me. So I will do my best to catch you up as much as I can. I also want to say HI to Gail and Jim Johnson. Yes it's really ME!

5/7/00-Rex Buddie auction on E-bay, the 3 posted auction are from the UK. Ty sues the Tropicana Casino in Las Vegas for copy right infrigement. They used Beanie Babies images on slot machines.

5/6/00-Many retailer claim to have recieved Germania Buddies even though they have not been released on TY's web site.

5/2/00-Ty announces Wisest the newest graduation owl for the year 2000.

4/26/00-Ty retires Ex-Large Hippie Buddie. This is the last of the Hippie Buddie line to retire.

4/25/00-Ty retires Large Hippie Bunny Buddie.

4/12/00-Ty retires Fuzz Buddie.

4/10/00-Ty Retires Princess Buddie.

4/6/00-Ty retires Bonty Buddie. Ty makes a statment on interenet sales.

~ Official Ty Inc. Statement ~

"Recently, many of you began asking questions about our relationship with Internet retail merchants such as Amazon.com, eToys and QVC. It can certainly confuse people since they all sell our products directly online! However, let us reassure all of you that we do not supply any of these companies with products of any kind (nor do we supply product to Internet auction sites such as eBay). In fact, it is IMPOSSIBLE for any Internet merchant to claim a relationship with Ty as an authorized retailer or to guarantee Ty product authenticity. Bottom Line: All Internet merchants and auction sites must purchase their Beanie Babies® products from secondary market sources - NOT FROM TY!"

4/5/00-Ty reites Flippity and Hippie Bunny Buddie.

I have to leave for work but I will update some more tonight or tomorrow.

3/25/00-Beanie Kids went on sale in Scotland this past week.

3/24/00-TY Retires Hope. Sakura™ Beanie Babies® officially go on sale late today (Saturday in Japan), some stores reportedly started the sales early.

3/23/00-Ty's® new Beanie Babies® are beginning to be shipped to stores here in the USA. Reports of shipments to Illinois, Michigan and Missouri, possibly Indiana and NJ. The Beginning Bear™, 2000 Signature Bear™, Bushy™ the lion, Niles™ the camel and Sarge™ the German Shepherd are the Beanie Babies® reported being shipped thus far.

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***SAKURA HOT NEW BEANIE FROM JAPAN!***

3/22/00-Today on the Donnie and Marie show, toy expert, Mark Long spoke of the ten newest and hottest toys of the year from Toy Fair 2000. The 10 minute segment featured the nine new Beanie Kids™ from Ty®,

Japanise retailer comfirm Sakura will be available for sale on March 25th.

3/21/00-Checking auctions prices for Sakura. I found high selling price of $343. and a low of $171., average selling price was $225.

3/20/00-The Japanese pronunciation of Sakura is "sock-er-a" means cherry blossom. EBay auctions ending for $280.00, the previous high was $260.

3/19/00-With the announcement of the limited time for sale of Sakura the presale auction prices have soared. Currently the highest bid is on eBay at $203.50. It is suspected that prices will rise in the next few days as most of these auctions still have 2+ days remaining before the end of the auction.

3/18/00-Kyodo News Service reports "Sakura (cherry blossom)," the Japanese version of stuffed bear manufactured by U.S. toy maker Ty Inc., will be put on the Japanese market on March 25. A limited number of Sakura stuffed bears will be sold only during spring and will disappear from toy stores once Japan's cherry blossom trees are no longer in bloom, the Illinois-based company said.

The photo of Sakura™ the Bear (Japanese Exclusive) has been added to Ty.com in the list of Beanie Babies®: 2000. Sakura presales on eBay are already approaching the $100 level.

3/17/00-Select Canadian retailers received notification today of Ty® Canada's special promotion to introduce Beanie Kids™. Due to the fact a very limited quantity is available, Ty Canada will be drawing names of retailers who have met the eligibility requirements and agreed to adhere to the terms of participation.

3/16/00-Sakura the Japanish Bear has a new generation of hang tag with a yellow "2000" splashed over the star. I cannot say for sure whether all the new Beanies will sport this new tag, but Ty has ushered in a brand new tag for a brand new generation of Beanies!

3/15/00-Beanie Kids arrived at Ty authorized retailers this week. Most received several styles. Prices on eBay, which have been averaging close to $100 for some styles should come down some with the new shipments.

The InfoBeanie™ Voting page now has a drop-down list with all of the Beanie Babies® 2000. If everything goes as expected, visitors can start voting today on their favorite Beanie™ to be InfoBeanie for April. The results page very early today showed "Voting will begin March 15, 2000!

3/14/00-A Japanese Beanie Baby auction site has what is reported to be a picture of "Sakura", the Ty Japanese exclusive. The bear which is light pink, has a cherry blossom embroidered on its chest.

3/13/00-Beanie Kids™ were for sale in limited quantities in the United Kingdom. At selected stores.

3/12/00-The Signature Buddy fabric has changed, it is slightly less shiny and the plaid/striped pattern of the blue thread running through is more pronounced.

3/11/00-Ty Warner is reportedly seeking to buy the Four Seasons Biltmore and San Ysidro Ranch, Santa Barbara's two premier hotel properties, according to the News-Press. A representative from the Four Seasons Biltmore confirmed Thursday that Ty Warner is interested in buying the hotel.

***TY ANNOUNCES BUDDY RETIREMENT!***

3/10/00-Ty announced the retirement of Fetch the dog Beanie Buddie today.

I will be updating my web site this weekend and also soon in the near future I will be adding more contests on the contest page. So keep checking I am hoping to have it back up and running soon!

The price of Ty 2K Buddie has doubled over night.

Internet Fraud Mediator Pat Edgerton of TraderList.com is assisting the Federal Postal Inspector in finding collectors who were scammed by Beanie trades with someone in Michigan. A trader has allegedly used dozens of names, e-mail addresses, and cities (in Michigan) to run an scam operation dating from 1998 to this year. The trader in question has reportedly just been indicted and the prosecutors are seeking contact information for all of the potential victims. If you were taken in a Beanie trade by someone in Michigan, you may contact pedger10@coredcs.com to report the fraud. Reporting Beanie fraud is key to stopping it, even if it is through lists like Traderlist.com. Traderlist.com is instrumental in helping collectors recover losses from fraudulent trades and maintains a "SCAM BUSTERS" page listing recent arrest reports in the media.

***TY ANNOUNCES BUDDY RETIREMENT!***

3/9/00-Ty announced today the retirement of the Ty 2K Bear Buddie. It is the Buddie that has been on the market the lest amount of time, less than Twigs. It will become a very sought after Buddie alreadythe value went up to $100. today on E-bay auctions.

***2 DAYS IN A ROW!***

3/7/00-Can you believe it 2 days in a row I am updating!

Many of TY's retailers have had their accounts dropped by TY. One Hallmark store claims TY dropped them because they didn't display TY's products up front. Many over say they received letters claiming TY wants to sell only to speciality stores.

E-bay has an auction which closes tomorrow for an End Bear with no emblem. The current high bid is $511.