Webkinz, Do people never learn?

patrickwm68 · 05-26-2007, 12:42 PM

With all the people who shelled out big money on Beanie Babies that are now sitting in their basements and attics totally devoid of any value, why would anyone start doing it again?

http://toys.search.ebay.com/webkinz_...chiZQQsaprcloZ

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webkinz

VaultMan · 05-26-2007, 12:46 PM

Good lord. I wonder if that will happen to us?!?!

devlinboy · 05-26-2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by VaultMan

Good lord. I wonder if that will happen to us?!?!

lol i was just thinking the same thing, i bet it will.
about webkinz-my lil cuz was hounding me to get him some. so i went to the toystore in my neighborhood and asked around. the guy who ive known my whole life said they will be in soon but he cant even hold them for me. so i go back that day and there is a line around the block. i say that im going to get a frying pan, this store sells everything, and they let me in. i go to the frying pan area and there are 3 webkinz hiding behind the pan. so i get them .i give two to my cuz and sold one to a lady on line for 225.00 lol. i did not feel any remorse for fleecing her. these people are crazy they were trying to tackle me as i left the store. i never bought the damn frying pan though lol

VaultMan · 05-26-2007, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by devlinboy

lol i was just thinking the same thing, i bet it will.
about webkinz-my lil cuz was hounding me to get him some. so i went to the toystore in my neighborhood and asked around. the guy who ive known my whole life said they will be in soon but he cant even hold them for me. so i go back that day and there is a line around the block. i say that im going to get a frying pan, this store sells everything, and they let me in. i go to the frying pan area and there are 3 webkinz hiding behind the pan. so i get them .i give two to my cuz and sold one to a lady on line for 225.00 lol. i did not feel any remorse for fleecing her. these people are crazy they were trying to tackle me as i left the store. i never bought the damn frying pan though lol

You shoulda bought the frying pan. Sounds like you coulda used it to smack one of those nutjobs in front of the store.

Hell, this is just like paying $225 for a gold Bucky.

patrickwm68 · 05-26-2007, 01:18 PM

What's makes these just as bad at BB's is that they retire them too.

rilynil · 05-26-2007, 01:30 PM

This is a mystery to me.

rilynil · 05-26-2007, 01:35 PM

Are Beanie Babies really worth next to nothing now? People were nuts about those a good while back.

devlinboy · 05-26-2007, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by VaultMan

You shoulda bought the frying pan. Sounds like you coulda used it to smack one of those nutjobs in front of the store.

Hell, this is just like paying $225 for a gold Bucky.

as i was standing there and everyone was haggling me i thought about how if i had the pan i could make a run for it. but then they started throwing money at me lol. i was blazed and i couldnt stop laughing. i felt like dan akroyd and eddie murphy in trading places. minus the oranges add the webkinz

patrickwm68 · 05-26-2007, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by rilynil

Are Beanie Babies really worth next to nothing now? People were nuts about those a good while back.

A friend of my mother-in-law asked me to sell her collection of 175 beanies on eBay, I couldn't even get $50.00 for them.

rilynil · 05-26-2007, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickwm68

A friend of my mother-in-law asked me to sell her collection of 175 beanies on eBay, I couldn't even get $50.00 for them.

Jeez. And those things were such the rage for a while! I wonder if I'll ever have trouble unloading my Sideshow Doom exclusive for $50.