ok here’s some furby advice
never be spend more than 20$ per furby unless its a particularly sought after furby. i rarely spend more than 15 for furby. you can find any furby you want cheap you just have to be patient.
98/99s don’t cost 10+$ to ship out of box.
neon eyes will push a furbys value, so if you see a furby you want up for auction and it has neon eyes, and you don’t care if it has them or not, don’t spend the extra money.
if furby says me sleep again over and over when it turns on you have to hold down its tongue and hold it upside down and shake it.
if furby wont wake up pat it on its back for awhle to get its gears turning.
here’s a guide on how to skin furby ( and push start if patting doesnt work use this as a last resport )
acrylic paint is best to customize the plastic parts of the furby. nail polish will stain it. though its your furby in the end stain it all you want ( ive customized some of mine with nail polish bc theyre mine ) do not put nail polish remover on parts of the furby that it will melt it like the eyes.
you can carefully clean them with a damp cloth. if they smell bad put them in a bag with a dryer sheet and seal it for a couple days. skinning to clean is always the best but not everyone has access to how to sew them back together / new zipties. if you do a full clean obviously do not put the whole furby in the water, unless the furby doesnt work or you just don’t care. again its your furby no one can stop you from ruining it if it makes you happy.
i clean mine with laundry detergent but only a tiny little bit!! dont bleach furbys. dont get furbys fur too hot either or it might melt.
to get eyes out you take a hot glue gun and press the tip into a glue stick and press it over the eyes. be careful to not get the lashes. leave it for like half an hour or until completely cool and tug. it might take a couple tries
to customize their eyes you can either make eyes out of hot glue ( @furbeeb has a tutorial for this ), take the paint off their eyes (takes a lot of scrubbing and rubbing alcohol ), or buy new eyes. pullip eye chips for babies and blythe for adults. you can find these on etsy, ebay, etc. you can get blank ones real cheap and print out your own eye pattern to put on it.
you can take your furby out in public just be gentle with them. in my experience people really don’t pay you any mind. the only people who have ever tlked to me about having my furby out in public are people who are nostalgic and loved/miss the ones they had after seeing mine.
i dont know much about other furbys but. booms/2012s/connects are REALLY loud. and hyper. dont pay over 20$ for a connect either they dont sell them anymore theyre not worth the original 60-100$ retail price. 05s are made out of some weird rubber and their beaks and feet are easily damaged. imo, shelbys are the most fun but they sell for a lot.
