YES, YOU CAN BUY BEANIES FOR $2.50!!

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If you have some patience and some free time, you can purchase Beanie Babies for $2.50. Here's what I did:

After I had been collecting Beanies for awhile, I got so sick of going into shops and finding out that the Beanies

I'd been looking for had already sold out and the only ones were left were the ones I already had. I also got really

irritated at having to fork out big money on the secondary market for toys that I knew I should be able to get for

$5-7! So, I got an idea.

First, I started wracking my brain and my yellow pages to come up with all the shops in my area that retail

Beanies. I approached the OWNER of each business and told them "I WANTED TO DO FOR THEM" (which is

what they WANT to hear). I then offered this proposition:

"I would like to buy Beanie Babies from you for the retail price and resell them on the secondary market

(internet, flea markets, local shows, etc.) I will give you, IN ADDITION to the retail price, 30% of any profits I

make re-selling the Beanies. (I keep 70% because I'm paying for advertisement and shipping and doing the

leg-work).

"I want the opportunity to purchase "UP TO" half of the shipment you receive. This allows me first choice, but

still doesn't deprive the regular customer base of their choice of Beanies.

"In respect to your privacy, I won't divulge the name of the store or the proprietor to any of my customers."

Then I told the owners what "I WANTED IN RETURN":

"I want the privilege of purchasing any "4" Beanie Babies at the wholesale cost of $2.50 for my personal

collection. (That's not greedy since I am going to the offering the owner 30% of my re-sell profits! This is how I

got both Erin and Princess, and several pieces that had recently retired!!)

Here's the financial breakdown. I spent $900 for 180 Beanies for resale (Spend what you can afford. You'll make a

profit, but there's no need in getting over your head at the outset! Your purchasing power will increase!) I

advertised in the local paper and on the internet (eBAY(tm)) and SOLD OUT completely in a week for a total of

$2,880. The store owner and I made money, I got Beanies for my collection & everybody was happy!!!!

A word of caution. DON'T GET DISCOURAGED!!! I had to make this pitch about five or six times before I

even got an owner who was interested. Keep perservering until you become acquainted with a store owner who is

ready to listen and accept your proposal. Don't quit after the first try. Just keep a positive attitude and you'll soon

be in business!!