| It is important to know how much your teddy bears | | | | teddy bears to determine their value. Labels, joints |
| are worth before buying or selling them. Some have | | | | and pads on their feet can tell you just how old they |
| been known to go up in price over the years while | | | | are. Their face can give you a round about guess on |
| others stayed the same or went down. If you aren't | | | | which decade they were distributed. Fur is another |
| sure how to figure out how much your teddy bears | | | | issue, depending on what type of fur, the condition it |
| are worth you can ask a dealer or go out and get a | | | | is in and everything to that nature. |
| book. Collecting teddy bears can be very profitable if | | | | If the joints that are stiff hard like a bear you'd find |
| you know what you are doing. | | | | in a craft store, remember in the beginning these |
| Examine your teddy bears thoroughly before ever | | | | were what the teddy bears looked like. The pads on |
| taking them for a show or auction. Before buying | | | | the teddy bear will indicate if he is good quality or |
| them look them over and ask as many questions as | | | | not. In the early years of teddy bears, many |
| you can think of. Find out where the bear came from | | | | companies would make them with really long noses |
| and who had him last. By examining your teddy bears | | | | because it was suppose to represent the real thing, |
| you should be able to tell how much they are worth | | | | not something cute and cuddly. If your teddy bears |
| and know if you want to sell them or buy any new | | | | have glass or button eyes they might be worth |
| ones. | | | | something. Last, if you have a hand-sewn teddy bear |
| There are several different things to look at on | | | | with no flaws or very minimal flaws. |