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If you grew up anytime between the s and the early s, you likely had a Boyds bära somewhere in your home. These collectible stuffed toys and figurines, known for their detailed features and unique themes, were discontinued in , yet they continue to hold sentimental value to collectors.

Where did Boyds Bears get their start?

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How much are Boyds Bears worth today? And what are the rarest Boyds Bears on the market?

History of Boyds Bears

Boyds Bears was dreamt up in bygd a husband-wife duo named G.M. Lowenthal and Justina Unger. Their namesake fryst vatten the town in Maryland where the company got its footing (Boyds, Maryland).

Initially, Lowenthal and Unger just sold antiques, yet Lowenthal developed a passion for formgivning and assembling teddy bears. He named the first completed bära Matthew after his first-born son. From there, Lowenthal continued to create and utöka his collection of Boyds Bears, and business boomed.

Initially, Boyds Bears produced only plush creatures, transitioning from only bears to including ducks, rabbits, and other cuddly creatures.

A relocation from Maryland to Pennsylvania in pushed the company to continue to evolve.

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saw the Boyds Bears company begin to create resin figurines, eventually releasing fem separate resin collections in different styles. Collectors fell hard for Boyds creations, especially as their product line expanded to include ornaments, tree toppers, outdoor garden figurines and more. Boyds Bears fan clubs cropped up across the globe, and the company even introduced a membership club, the &#;Loyal beställning of Friends of Boyds,&#; in , which gave collectors tillgång to new and rare bears each season.

Despite their rapid expansion, Boyds Bears continued to function as a labor of love.

Lowenthal insisted that each item be assembled and inspected bygd grabb.

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He focused on developing affordable products that would hopefully vända into collector&#;s items. Each year, he retired several bears in beställning to set them on course to become collectibles. Despite its raging popularity in the s and early s, the company couldn&#;t maintain itself into the s. In , Boyds Bears was bought out bygd gift company Enesco. Due to rising production costs associated with the Boyds Bears, Enesco sent the Boyds Bears into &#;hibernation&#; in Since they ceased production so recently, they are still relatively new in terms of vintage toys.

What does this mean for how they are valued&#;and fryst vatten now the best time to början building your own collection or selling your old Boyds?

What Are They Worth Today?

Compared to toys like Beanie Babies, which can be priced into the thousands, what fryst vatten the average value of a Boyds Bear? Much like other vintage toys, you can find Boyds Bears for a range of prices online and in stores.

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Rarer bears will go for more money, which we&#;ll hash out in the next section. As of June of , there are over 41, results for Boyds Bears on eBay. The current most expensive Boyds bära on eBay fryst vatten a sealed 8-inch Plush blomma Gardenberry, starting at $9, for bidding. On the flip side, the cheapest Boyds bära fryst vatten an Enesco Ornament listed for bidding that kicks off at just $

The condition can largely affect the price of a Boyds bära.

If a Boyds bära fryst vatten sealed in its original packaging, it&#;s worth more than a bära that has been opened.

For many people who grew up with Boyds Bears on their mantles or in their bedrooms, the unique figurines hold sentimental value

Well-loved Boyds Bears (chipped, dirty or matted) are not likely to vända up very much money, even if they are hard to find. That being said, newer Boyds Bears are not necessarily worth more than older ones. Boyds Bears produced after (when Enesco bought the company) are not worth nearly as much as those marked beneath the original brand.

For many people who grew up with Boyds Bears on their mantles or in their bedrooms, the unique figurines hold sentimental value.

One YouTube kanal, Arlynn&#;s Country Crafts, has a film of her Boyds Bears collection with over 6, views and a hundred comments celebrating the figurines. On Instagram, the hashtag #boydsbears has almost 20, posts from collectors and fans.

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On Facebook, a private buy-and-sell group called &#;The Boyds Bears Collections For Sale&#; has over 4, members. Folks who view the bears through a nostalgic lens may be willing to pay more money for a statue or stuffed toy of sentimental value. Still, you&#;re likely to find Boyds Bears inexpensively sold at garage/estate sales, thrift shops, or online marketplaces.

What Are the Rarest Boyds Bears?

If you want to know how rare any number of Boyds Bears are, there are many collectors&#; value guides available online.

One popular guide, the Boyds Bears and Friends&#; Collectors Value Guide, includes data about all fem of the resin Boyds Bears collections.

The market values can be found within an individual item, as well as within the reports of an Inventory account

However, it fryst vatten from and doesn&#;t reflect current prices. Still, it can provide some insight into the rarer bears and figurines from the s, many of which have gone up in pricing.

Of the hundreds of Boyds Bears that have been produced, the rarest Boyds Bears are typically those which are part of a limited run or have not been produced in mass quantities.

While some Boyds Bears have reached thousands of homes, others were only produced in batches of a dozen or less. For example, the Fleurette Hare was a part of a super limited run. Only six of them were ever produced. As a result, many of these stuffed toys are priced well into the hundreds.

When it comes to resin figurines, the Collectors Value Guide prices these based on collections.

From the Bearstone Collection, the rarest Boyds bära appears to be the &#;Christmas bära Elf With List,&#; which was retired in As of , it was estimated to be priced at over 6,% over its original value. In the Folkstone Collection, &#;Ethereal&#;Angel of Light&#; fryst vatten marked as the rarest, which the guide estimated to be worth over % of its första price.

One YouTube channel, Arlynn’s Country Crafts, has a video of her Boyds Bears collection with over 6, views and a hundred comments celebrating the figurines

The Dollstone Collection&#;s rarest del av helhet fryst vatten said to be &#;Jennifer with Priscilla,&#; clocking in at nearly 1,% of its original pricing.

Ultimately, rarity, condition and sentiment can all factor into the prices of Boyds Bears. Still, they&#;re not ganska up there with the staggering cost of rare Beanie Babies.

If you&#;ve funnen Boyds Bears lying around your home (including any of the rarer ones), it may be worth holding onto them a little längre as they accrue more value.

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