Download or read book Buying Selling Teddy Bears written by Terry Michaud and published by Portfolio Press (NY). This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive, illustrated colour price guide to the secondary market features more than 450 teddy bears dating from the earliest 1904 creations to contemporary bears by manufacturers, studios and individual artists. Well-known authorities Terry and Doris Michaud have created a unique, easy-to-use rating scale based on condition; the result is the first price guide ever to present three condition-related values for each bear listed. Identification tips are offered throughout. An extensive resource section includes guidance on maintaining and repairing teddy bears, as well as an international list of restorers, dealers, appraisers and auctioneers.
Download or read book The Official Price Guide to Antique and Modern Teddy Bears written by Kim Brewer and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides tips on buying and selling, spotting fakes, repairing, cleaning, and more. Bibliog.
Download or read book Selling Your Dolls and Teddy Bears written by Barb Lawrence Giguere and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide, Selling Your Dolls and Teddy Bears leads you, step by step, through the business, public relations and legal aspects of doll and teddy bear sales. You'll learn how and where to advertise, how to determine the right prices for your dolls, how to photograph your work properly, and what taxes and laws apply to a self-employed artist. Plus, you'll find techniques to help you manage your image and increase sales - such as how to put together a stunning press kit. Most important, you'll learn how to attract customers - and keep them coming back. From teaching workshops to making sure your name and reputation are passed word-of-mouth, you'll find techniques to enlarge your client base to include every kind of customer, from individual collectors to large retail stores.
Download or read book How to Make and Sell Quality Teddy Bears written by Terry Michaud and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 202 Things You Can Make and Sell For Big Profits written by James Stephenson and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2005-10-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reap Your Share of Resale Riches! This is it—the bona fide insider’s guide to cashing in on the huge boom in reselling new and used products for big bucks. At last, a soup-to-nuts primer on how to tap into the exploding market for new and “previously owned” merchandise flying off of websites such as eBay and elsewhere. This book has it all—the latest information on what to buy, where to buy, what to pay, and how to sell it for big profits, online and off. Get the complete lowdown from a true expert on how to launch into this exciting area, plus discover 202 products almost guaranteed to start your business off with a bang. Learn which products are proven sellers, how and where to buy them cheaply, and how to resell them for top dollar: • Tap into page after page of buying sources, including distributors and wholesalers, manufacturers, online and offline auctions, government surplus sources, estate sales and more! • Find out how and where to sell the goods for the most profit, including: eBay, internet malls, websites, e-storefronts, consignment outlets, and mail order, not to mention your own showroom and in-home parties, or at trade shows and seminars. • Learn how to negotiate like a pro for overstock and out-of-season and slightly damaged goods—buying on terms for no money down. • Learn how to “work the room” at auctions, estate sales, liquidations, and flea markets—bidding and buying for less. • Learn how to tap the vast and profitable world of imported goods, with full details on over seas sources and how to deal with them.
Download or read book Teddy Bear for Sale written by Gail Herman and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teddy bear whom no one wants to buy leaves his shelf in the toy store and sets out for adventure.
Download or read book Collecting Teddy Bears Dolls written by Alison Beckett and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 1996 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collector's guide to teddy bears and dolls, including restoration and display techniques and price guides.
Download or read book The Untold Story of the Teddy Bear written by Patricia Thorne and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Untold Story of the Teddy Bear solves a mystery in the history of the Teddy Bear. When the Steiff Company of Giengen, Germany created what we know as the classic Teddy Bear in the fall of 1902, the first to be made of mohair with movable arms and legs, no one would buy it. After being presented to toy buyers in the United States and Europe, no one was interested, partly due to its cost, size, and weight. Then along came a toy buyer, in the spring of 1903, who saw it on display at the Leipzig Spring Fair in Germany, and bought 3,000. According to the Steiff Company, they have no document that reveals the buyer's name. The only record they have is the amount of the sale, though they know he was an American representing an American company. Having financial troubles at the time, Margarete's small shop of handmade toys was about to be taken over by its creditors, so it was this sale of the little bears that saved the company. Not having that many toy bears on hand to fill such a huge order, however, many townspeople were enlisted to help so that the shipment would arrive at its destination in time for Christmas. As revealed in The Untold Story of the Teddy Bear, the first true history of the Teddy Bear, the author's grandfather was the American buyer, representing Carson Pirie Scott & Co. of Chicago, who placed that first large order of Steiff's new toy bear and gave it the name "Teddy," now referred to as the "Teddy" bear. The author tells the dramatic story of her grandfather's life and the difficulties he had to overcome, before becoming a successful international buyer, and the remarkable story of Margarete Steiff, founder of her little company of handmade toys. The text also documents the history of the now famous toy bear, in advertisements and editorials, from the time it arrived in the United States in 1903 to its sudden rise in popularity by 1907. Included is the story of the revival of handmade Teddy Bears after World War II, with colorful photographs that illustrate the work of today's talented, award-winning artists. With this book, the author ties together the people, dramatic events, and circumstances that resulted in the establishment of the world's most beloved toy and what these endearing bears have come to mean to children and adults all over the world.
Download or read book Steiff Identification and Price Guide written by Linda Mullins and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devoted to Steiff, Linda Mullins' newest identification and price guide looks at the oldest and most famous of all bear-makers. Producing plush animals since 1902, Steiff is clearly the leader in desirability and value because of its impeccable quality and craftsmanship. Collectors of Steiff will enjoy the 350 beautiful photographs of their favourite Steiff animals, and find the secondary market price guide to be accurate and informative. This book contains bears and other Steiff animals from 1904 to the present line of 2001. In addition, there are guidelines for buying and selling, and tips for identifying your Steiff animal. Museum replicas, special and limited edition Steiff, along with Walt Disney World convention bears and Steiff collector's club special edition animals are part of this all-encompassing guide which Steiff collectors will relish. Important milestones, bears and animals in Steiff's history are showcased. Linda Mullins, known as the Ambassador to the Teddy Bear world, authors yet another satisfying and complete book for collectors.
Download or read book Farnell Teddy Bears written by Kathy Martin and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The family firm of J K Farnell & Co Ltd occupies a position of unparalleled importance in British soft toy history, firstly because it was the very first British toy company to manufacture teddy bears, and also because it created the actual bear that inspired A A Milne to write the Winnie the Pooh stories. Yet impressive as those facts undoubtedly are, they comprise just a small fraction of the fascinating Farnell story. Founded in the Nineteenth century, for decades J.K. Farnell & Co Ltd was the most respected and influential soft toy manufacturer in Britain. Thanks to the superior quality of its products, the company experienced enormous commercial success at national and international level - even in Germany, home to its biggest rival, there was great demand for Farnell products. Surviving economic depression, devastating fire, the ravages of World War II and other traumatic events, the company kept going until fundamental changes in the British toy market forced its closure in 1970. Since then, the Farnell name has been forgotten by all but a dedicated band of teddy bear enthusiasts and the true story of this pioneering British firm has fallen into obscurity. Now, thanks to Kathy Martin's intensive research, the facts about J K Farnell & Co Ltd and its fabulous teddy bears are revealed in this informative and entertaining book.
Download or read book Selling Your Dolls and Teddy Bears written by Barb Lawrence Giguere and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide, Selling Your Dolls and Teddy Bears leads you, step by step, through the business, public relations and legal aspects of doll and teddy bear sales. You'll learn how and where to advertise, how to determine the right prices for your dolls, how to photograph your work properly, and what taxes and laws apply to a self-employed artist. Plus, you'll find techniques to help you manage your image and increase sales - such as how to put together a stunning press kit. Most important, you'll learn how to attract customers - and keep them coming back. From teaching workshops to making sure your name and reputation are passed word-of-mouth, you'll find techniques to enlarge your client base to include every kind of customer, from individual collectors to large retail stores.
Download or read book The Teddy Bear Encyclopedia written by Pauline Cockrill and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why We Buy written by Paco Underhill and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to ever-evolving consumer culture, offering advice on how to keep current customers and attract new ones.
Download or read book Handmade for Profit written by Barbara Brabec and published by M. Evans. This book was released on 2002-10-10 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through her books, articles, and periodicals, Barbara Brabec has been showing people how to profit from their creative talents and know-how for over twenty-five years.
Download or read book Teddy Bears written by Arlene Erlbach and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history and popularity of teddy bears.
Download or read book The Teddy Bear Sourcebook for Collectors and Artists written by Argie Manolis and published by Betterway Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its 800-plus listings, this is the most complete treasury of bear information ever stuffed between covers. Teddy bear collectors and artists will turn here whenever they need to find retailers who sell bears by mail order, sellers of bear-making supplies, and much more. The book is alphabetized and cross-referenced, making it easy to use. Illustrations.
Download or read book How to Make and Sell Quality Teddy Bears written by Terry Michaud and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
