From: classicgumby@yahoo.com   
      
   This would appear to be a fake.   
      
   1.  If the attempt was to "fake" a New Face Violet Teddy...the face shape is   
   all wrong and the tags are incorrect   
   2.    If the attempt was to "fake" an old Face Violet Teddy, the tags are   
   right but the eye placement and nose are wrong.   
      
   So...a fake would seem to be the case   
      
   "Rick Geyerman"  wrote in message   
   news:10710qanu4d1ged@corp.supernews.com...   
   > Please help me figure out which 1993 Beanie Baby I might have here.   
   > (link to photos below)   
   >   
   > We have been going to New York 4 - 6 times a year to buy clothing for our   
   > women's   
   > clothing store, and we usually try to attend the Boutique Show, which used   
   > to be held at   
   > the McAlpin Hotel, and now the Javit's Center. That's where a lot of new   
   > products are   
   > introduced. We first saw the Cabbage Patch Dolls there, when they were   
   first   
   > being sold   
   > out of an actual baby incubator. We weren't smart enough to buy one then,   
   > but that's a   
   > whole nother story...   
   >   
   > However, one year my wife did come home with a tiny stuffed bear for our   
   > toddler   
   > daughter. It was called a Beanie Baby. We let our daughter play with it,   
   and   
   > later, when   
   > we realized what a craze Beanies were going to be, I took it away from   
   her,   
   > zipped it into   
   > a plastic bag, stuck it in a drawer, and forgot about it. Now, we're   
   selling   
   > the house, and I   
   > ran across it again.   
   >   
   > I was going to list it on eBay, but in doing some research there, I'm not   
   > sure which bear   
   > we actually have. I *thought* it was a new face violet Teddy... but I find   
   > that they were   
   > first introduced in 1995, and this bear has a first generation tush tag   
   > dated 1993.   
   >   
   > This bear is not listed as being one of the original 9 Beanies listed in   
   > 1993. The eyes are   
   > similar to the New Face Violet, but the face is *flat* whereas the New   
   Face   
   > Violet Bears   
   > have more of a pronounced crease between the eyes and the nose, creating a   
   > *snout*   
   >   
   > If there ever was a hang tag, Alex must have ripped it off, and she wrote   
   > her name on the   
   > tush tag in ink (see photo). If we'd only known...   
   > The bear is the same size as the regular beanie babies, and the ribbon   
   > around his neck is   
   > hunter green.   
   >   
   > If anyone has a clue about this bear, I'd appreciate the help and   
   > information   
   >   
   >   
   > photos at http://www.dakotamainstreet.com/antiques/privatepage2.htm   
   >   
   > Thanks,   
   > Rick Geyerman   
   >   
   >   
      
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