Collecting-Plushies

Collecting-Plushies

  • Submitted By: blaine
  • Date Submitted: 05/24/2008 2:29 PM
  • Category: History Other
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One wouldn't expect someone like me to be a collector of "Plushies" or stuffed animals, but, contrary to what one might think, I collect plushies. I started collecting plushies when my big sister moved out, and she had a rather large collection at the time, just left them in my closet, and ended up giving them to me. Since then, I have collected only a few more. One of these few was when I was about ten, I won a contest and got a 40" white tiger as the prize. A lot of people seem to collect plushies, ranging anywhere from six year old girls to fifty year old men. For most it's the free hugs people are sold on, for some it's just a security blanket complex, for others its an all out addiction.

For professional plushies, (the term plushie is synonymous with both the stuffed animal and the collector) Ebay is the only place to buy plushies except directly from the dealers. For intermediate plushies, (like myself for instance) Ebay, garage sales, dealer direct, or from other plushies are the only real places to find stuffed animals. You won't find any plushie in Toys R Us looking for stuffed animals, because what Toys R Us sells are very inferior overpriced bundles of faux fur and Styrofoam beads. However, there are the grandmothers and aunties and the occasional plushie fan perusing the stacks of stuffed animals at Toys R Us. The price tends to fluctuate depending on where you buy your plushies, for example, an 11" golden retriever puppy plushie at toys R Us goes for about ten dollars. Another dog, this time a 43" Beagle runs about 0. However, a six-piece set of tigers, ranging from 10" to 40" runs at 5, or sh.72 per inch of plush; this is quite a good deal. A good rule of thumb for buying new plushies is one dollar per inch of plush, for older plushies this can be much more. All these prices really depend on how you measure it. There seems to be no "industry standard" to speak of, but a good method tends to be to...

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