Beth Phillips discusses the ins and outs of artist bear pricing, including materials, tools and hidden costs.

Purchasing your first artist bear is a lot like buying your first designer handbag. The faux leather bags you’ve carried most of your life are just fine, but now and then you step into the boutiques to look at the really expensive leather bags, inhale the scent and stroke the soft kid leather. You pick them up and love how they feel, and then you check the price—and your eyebrows slide up to your hairline. Wow!

Creating a place just for Teddy makes collecting even more enjoyable!

Displaying your collectible teddy bears can be just as fun and imaginative as when you were a child arranging stuffed animals around the table for a tea party. Whether you display your bears in one room or throughout your home, creating a special space for your treasured teddies adds to the delight of collecting.

Ken Yenke explains the evolution and collectibility of plush animals.

Several years ago, I wrote a feature article for Teddy Bear Review about the Hagenbeck Circus—there can be no real study about animals becoming plush toys without including a look at Karl Hagenbeck’s Animal Circus.

Ken Yenke provides tips on becoming an expert and efficient collector.

It has been many years ago, but I distinctly remember one day when my wife, Brenda, and I drove nearly three hours to attend an auction in Lancaster, Ohio. There was one 20-inch-tall Schuco yes/no teddy bear (the tail is moved up or down to make the teddy nod yes or no) pictured in the auction flyer. It appeared in the flyer to be one from the US Zone period (1948–1953), and that was one size and year we did not have in our teddy bear collection.