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Mel the koala - Beanie Baby * 4th Gen Swing Tag
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"Mel"™
the Koala

*****LONG RETIRED*****

4th Generation SWING Tags,
5th Generation TUSH Tags,
with P.V.C. PELLETS...

*****LONG RETIRED*****

VITAL STATISTICS
Birthday: January 15, 1996
Introduced: January 1, 1997
Retired: March 31, 1999
Approximately 8" long

Inside the tag reads:
How do you name a Koala bear?
It's rather tough, I do declare!
It confuses me, I get into a funk
I'll name him Mel after my favorite hunk !

**SPECIAL NOTE TO PARENTS & TEACHERS...Beanie Babies SERVE as EXCELLENT TEACHING TOOLS !!!
TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT THE ANIMAL, WHERE IN THE WORLD THEY LIVE, WHAT THAT PART OF THE WORLD IS LIKE, ETC., ETC. ETC...
CREATIVE & FUN LEARNING TOOL.

This item comes from the stockroom of one of the largest TY™ Dealers in the Southwest.
Both the Swing Tag and Tush Tags are in Mint Condition.
Our Showroom and all stockrooms are 100% Smoke Free

OUR Beanies are in PRISTINE CLEAN condition, have NEVER been on display and they still have the new fabric 'sheen' on the plush fabrics.

MANY OTHER STYLES AVAILABLE...EMAIL US IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SPECIFIC (BRAND NEW) RETIRED TY PRODUCT!!!

WE ARE HAPPY TO COMBINE SHIPMENTS...

Beanie Babies
A Beanie Baby is a popular stuffed animal, made by Ty Warner Inc.,
which was later renamed as Ty Inc. in late 1993.
Each toy has an inner "poseable lining" and is stuffed with plastic pellets
(or "beans") rather than conventional stuffing, giving Beanie Babies a flexible feel.

The original nine Beanie Babies launched in 1993 were Legs the Frog, Squealer the Pig,
Spot the Dog, Flash the Dolphin, Splash the Whale, Chocolate the Moose,
Patti the Platypus, Brownie the Bear (later renamed "Cubbie"),
and Pinchers the Lobster (with some tag errors with "Punchers").

Ty, Inc. stopped producing the product in 1999;
but consumer demand led them to reconsider.
In 2000, a Beanie Baby named "The Beginning" was introduced
to remind people of the 'Beanie Babies' comeback.
Beanie Babies are still popular child's and collectors plush toys.
Various styles are still introduced, produced,
THEN RETIRED, for COLLECTORS of ALL AGES, today!

Since the beginning, Beanie Babies have included two tags for identification:
a heart-shaped "swing tag" at the top, and a fabric "tush tag" at the bottom.
Both tags have been redesigned completely over time;
thus adding to the ability to date the products.
Between 1994 and 1996, the swing tags had
"To" and "From" blanks in them for use as gifts.
Starting in early 1996, the tags included four-line poems
related to the Beanie Baby, and a date of birth for the toy.

It was not uncommon for Beanie Babies to be accidentally shipped out
with incorrect or misspelled tags, which sometimes increased the toy's value.
On occasion, the poems, birth dates and even the names have been changed on certain Beanie Babies.

A Beanie Baby is a small Fabric (sculpture) Figurine referred to as "PLUSH"...
THEY WERE MADE AS A CHILDREN'S TOY.
ALL AGES like to COLLECT THEM;
to play with (dressing in costumes), to use as holiday decorations,
or simply to LOOK AT...
Have FUN with your COLLECTION!

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