Simon

I do not condone

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18 WA, US

Was deadhalo / sinnerhead but got t-worded.

Big NiN fan. U.S. Fall Tour (2022), Peel It Back August (2025)

I'm only interested in cases from '80s and '90s.

My dc backup is s_940682 if you wanna chat

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Thank you so much, @beanbagbuddies4life for the reblog and some clarification. It's great that my post reached people who really know shit about Beanie Babies and I'm glad to get such an informative response.

IMO those bears look hell of a lot like the ones Ty was making back then. I didn't mean to mislead anyone. I'm just dumb like that. (..)

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Columbine Beanie Babies

Did you know that TY, the toy company, often released Beanie Babies themed around tragedies? Money from sales of these toys went to support the victims or simply as a tribute, as they did when they released a bear in memory of Princess Diana.

Only one Beanie Baby was actually dedicated to Columbine.

The dark blue bear named “Columbine High School” is now very rare and almost impossible to find for sale (selling on eBay for around ≈5,000 US dollars). He holds a columbine flower in his paws. For those of you who aren’t american. Columbine flower is a real flower.

For some strange reason, he is often sold together with the “9/11” Bear Beanie Baby. I had a good laugh at that.

Another Beanie Baby that’s indirectly related is a yellow bear with an embroidered columbine flower and the “Colorado” at the bottom. It was released in 2005 as part of a line dedicated to US states and the flowers that represent them. Despite the rumors, this bear has nothing to do with the massacre and is only a homage to the state. It's cheaper and yet more expensive than the anteater Dylan gave Devon. You can find the anteater for about $4.

(UPD: blue bears weren't made by TY. They were made by "New Hope Creations" in Aurora, CO, and were likely handmade. There are no sold listings and two bears are currently listed for $2,5k. Thank you fellow Beanie Baby experts for correcting me.)