Ty has recently introduced new product lines to include collectors
of all ages!
Beanies will always attract children but for some odd reason the
adults have decided they want in the action as well.
The new Ty Babies will surely be a big hit with newborns and toddlers.
Although Ty's Beanie Buddies continue to be popular, many would
question the release of 24 new styles at one time. I say, "let
the shopping begin".
The Beanie Kids, although well hidden are what I refer to as the
sleepers.
In my opinion collectors' decisions may have been influenced by
the amount of negative press given to this not so popular line.
I personally feel that once the line has been officially introduced,
the kids will become very popular and demand will explode exponentially.
Think about it, Ty Babies for infants and toddlers, Ty Beanies
for kids and adults collectors, Beanie Kids for girls, Ty Buddies
for boys and with a little luck Ty may even design a special line
just to attract boys even more. Maybe bugs or prehistoric animals
would do the trick. Whatever you fancy, Ty has covered it all!
Unfortunately it would appear that no matter what this company does, there are a few who simply can not recognize them for their accomplishments.
This company's charity
record goes further than any of us may realize.
Ty does not publish totals but they do contribute millions of
pieces, which would total millions of dollars each year.
Most of their support is geared towards children's charities and
in most cases are never publicized.
They have made substantial charitable contributions to some of
the following organizations.
Hospitals, Shelters, Police and Fire Departments, Ronald McDonald
House, Walter Payton Foundation, Nursing Homes, Elizabeth Glaser
Pediatric Aids Foundation, Princess Diana Foundation and more!
May 1998
Ty presented the Princess Diana Foundation with a check for $2,004,850.00.
Ty showed the world they indeed honored Princess Diana and her
memory with this generous check, which represented Ty's profits
from the first quarter sales of the Princess Beanie Baby.
3-30-99 TY NEWSFLASH
"Be sure to watch the Rosie O'Donnell Show on Wednesday,
March 31, 1999 (check your local listings for time and channel)
to check out the best Beanie Baby Collection ever! Sign on the
RosieO.com to get the Rosie Charity Auction and bid on a one of
a kind Beanie desk, fabulous Beanies and other Ty Collectibles!"
The show caught the attention of many! It was exciting to watch
the unveiling of Clubby II. The kits are well designed and Ty
had signed all of them.
There was a remarkable desk covered in Beanies and BBOC Trading
Cards, which would be auctioned off for charity.
Some of the other items, which were auctioned off, included the
following.
Glory and Erin Beanie Babies signed by Rosie.
Signed Series One Beanie Baby Collectors Cards.
Signed Billion Dollar Bear
Signed Billion Dollar Bear Card
Autographed Cranberry Prototype Beanie Baby and Buddy
Rosie O' and Ty Auctions have ENDED.
This auction proved to be very successful and will benefit a lot
of children. Way to go Ty and Rosie!
One of a Kind Rosie O'Beanie Desk - $36,600.00 total
Autographed Platinum BBOC kits - $24,005.00 total was raised
Autographed OF Cranberry prototype and Cranberry Beanie Buddy
- $8,600.00 total
Autographed Billionaire bear and Series 2 Trading card - $15,000.00
total
Set of Series 1 BBOC Trading Cards/Spot without a Spot signed
Ty card -
$17,101.01 total
Set of Series 2 BBOC Trading Cards/#1 Bear Card signed by Ty Warner
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$24,222.02 total
BBOC Collector posters signed by Ty Warner - $14,406.00 total
July 1999
TY INC. DONATES $1 MILLION TO RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES®
Beanie Babies® Toymaker Awards Gift At Local "Birthday
Party" (CHICAGO, Aug. 24) - Ty Inc., makers of the popular
Beanie Babies stuffed toys, has presented Ronald McDonald House
Charities (RMHC) with a $1 million donation.
"We're proud to be able to help Ronald
McDonald House Charities," said Michael Kanzler, Ty's Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "Ty families
and Ronald McDonald House Charities families share a common vision
-- that children around the world be healthy and happy."
Said Marty Coyne, vice president of development for RMHC: "We
can't thank the folks at Ty enough for their generosity -- we'll
be able to help a lot of kids with their donation. We're looking
forward to a continued and longstanding friendship with Ty."
October 22, 1999 Press Release from Ty:
PRESS RELEASE
Ty Inc.'s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Michael W. Kanzler, will present a check for $1,802,250.27 to
the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund in London on October
26, 1999. Since 1998, Ty Inc. has donated over $20,890,858.51
to the Fund. All of Ty Inc.'s profits from the original purchase
of the Princess Beanie Baby® and Princes Beanie Buddy®
are donated to the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund to carry
on the work of the late Princess Diana.
The popular Princess Beanie Baby® was launched on October
29, 1997 and retired on April 13, 1999, however Beanie collectors
are still excited when they come across one. Ty Inc. launched
the larger plush toy Princess Beanie Buddy® in April of 1999.
Charities with which Diana was formally associated have received
grants to help and support those organizations. Mr. Kanzler will
travel to London in late October to visit the Fund and the Osteopathic
Centre for Children's Hospital, one of late Princess' charities
and see
first hand some of the benefits of the company's contributions.
December 27, 1999
Ty Announcement
I have been reading your posts both here and at other sites. I
have heard your challenge to "put my money where my mouth
is" by matching any funds raised from the "Global Poll".
I think that is a great idea! I will, therefore, present the Elizabeth
Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation with an amount that is TRIPLE
the amount raised by your voting! May the New Millennium bring
each and every one of you health and happiness!
Ty Warner
Special Note To Ty from, The Elizabeth Glaser
Pediatric AIDS Foundation
"We extend our heartfelt thanks to Ty Warner for his extraordinary
generosity and commitment to children. As we enter a new century,
Ty's gift will bring immeasurable hope to the many children and
families around the world dealing with the ravages of HIV and
AIDS. Miracles can happen." Paul Glaser, Chairman of the
Board http://www.pedaids.org/
Global Beanie Baby Vote Generates $1 Million
For Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation
$1 Million Gift Helps Children Around The World LOS ANGELES, Jan.
6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
announced today that it received $1 million from Ty Inc. from
the first-ever global beanie baby vote. Ty Inc. more than doubled
its pledge to triple funds raised by the vote.
Thousands of children who spent the holidays
in the hospital have smiles on their faces thanks to Ty, Inc.
-- makers of the wildly popular Beanie Babies -- and Children's
Miracle Network (CMN). Ty distributed more than 300,000 Beanie
Babies and Pillow Pals through CMN's network of 170 non-profit
children's hospitals to brighten the lives of sick and injured
children. The hospitals will share the toys with children in a
variety of ways, through programs like Procedure Goody Box, as
prizes in patient bingo games, and as patient gifts. ``In behalf
of the 14 million kids served each year by our participating hospitals,
we're very grateful to Ty for their generous contribution, ''said
Clark Sweat, CMN's vice president of marketing. ``Ty's kind gift,
valued at more than $2 million, will find even greater value in
the hearts of hospitalized children throughout the year.''
Ty Inc. Donates Pillow Pals(TM) Toys to Ronald McDonald Houses(R)
(PRNewswire) Ty Inc., makers of the popular stuffed toys, is donating
more than 150,000 Pillow Pals(TM) plush toys to Ronald McDonald
Houses(R) around the United States.
Ty should not only be credited for supporting these organizations; they also should be credited for protecting their collectors.
In April 1998 - The following Hot line number
was established for reporting sellers of Beanie Baby counterfeits.
This number is still operational.
Ty sets up Hot Line for counterfeits- 1-888-317-5489 if you suspect
you have a Beanie counterfeit, please take the time and call this
Hot Line.
This number would now allow collectors to help Ty stop the counterfeiting of their products. In turn this would ease the mind of collectors knowing that Ty was doing everything in their power to take control and protect them.
10-20-98
Ty makes a special announcement regarding pricing.
NEWSFLASH PRICING PHILOSOPHY UPDATE
Ty's pricing philosophy is permanently posted on our website for
consumers and Ty accounts to refer to at any time. Situations
we currently observed in the marketplace compel us to reiterate
this position.
BEANIE BABIES® plush styles are designed for children to collect
and are priced to sell around $5.00
This includes all current styles, new product introductions, as
well as high demand items such as Princess, Erin, Fortune, Peace,
Glory, Valentino, Curly, etc. We expect every Ty account to place
every Beanie Baby style shipped on their shelves so that each
customer has the opportunity to purchase every style that we produce
and each style that they want.
One more time: If we ship it and it's current on the www.ty.com,
it should be on the shelf for around $5.00! NO exceptions, anywhere,
anytime, by any Ty direct account.
This newsflash delighted many! Retailers would now be forced to follow Ty's pricing guidelines.
1-3-99 Newsflash from Ty
TY NEWSFLASH
New Beanie Bottom Tag!
All authentic 1999 Beanie Babies will have a morphing hologram
and disappearing ink on each Beanie bottom tag (tush tag)
This is another added protection for Ty's collectors. These hologram tags will hopefully deter counterfeiting.
4-27-99 The NEW Ty Talk Cyberboard opens.
It offers the following categories:
Daily Times, Bright Ideas, Grins and Gripes and Mixed Bag. Ty
encourages all to let it rip! This may be their way of getting
feedback first hand instead of through rumors.
Ty has openly allowed
collectors to voice their opinions on their products.
The opinions have not always been in favor of Ty but their security
within themselves allows collectors to speak out and for Ty to
listen and learn.
I am constantly putting
myself in Ty's position and find myself becoming more frustrated
as the months go by.
This company's popularity has caused many to speculate and spread
rumors, which in turn confuses collectors.
Collector's obsession with Ty news has caused some individuals
to act in a unprofessional manner and in some cases even perform
illegal acts.
In order to wade through the nonsense that surrounds this hobby
I constantly remind myself of Ty's generosity and their willingness
to go the extra mile for collectors.