On 26 Oct 97, CATHY KELLER wrote to ALL:
 CK> Please let me know if you have one that you'd sell or if you know
 CK> where we can find one.
It's sad your friend lost that Beanie doll, because it will be expensive to 
replace.
Beanie & Cecil was the most successful Bob Clampett cartoon ever, and the 
show has a large cult following.  Any toys for the show came out at a time 
when toys were meant for kids to play with, not to be collected.  As a 
result, most toys from the show *were* played with, and were destroyed or 
broken.  This makes finding good quality toys from the show today very hard.  
Combined with the fact that Beanie and Cecil was such a distinctive cartoon, 
fondly remembered by large numbers of people (many of whom are looking for 
toys and memoribilia from the show) and you have a high demand, low 
availability situation - which translates into high values for any and 
everything related to the show.  One good thing is you're not looking for the 
D.J. doll - that one is the MOST expensive.
I am going to a large west coast toy show in a few weeks; I'll keep my eyes 
open.  The problem is going to be, that if I find one, I'll need a fast way 
to reach you from the show so I can tell you what I find, in what condition, 
and how much, so you can make a decision.  I expect a Beanie doll could run 
as much as $200.00 or so.  I'd also need to have funds from you available 
should you decide to have me purchase the item for you.  This would mean you 
sending me say, $200.00, which I'd take to the show with me.  If I find a 
doll, or more than one doll there, I'd give you a call, describe each, and 
you could decide yay or nay on each.  If you decided not to get a doll at 
all, I'd just return your funds to you the day after the show.
Let me know if you'd like me to do this for you.  I think a large toy show is 
going to be your only hope of actually locating one of these dolls.
--- GoldED 2.50
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