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Have you got an old Care Bear hanging around somewhere, gathering dust?
The cuddly, colourful teddy bears were well-loved in the 1980s – but now, they’re valuable for entirely different reasons that are decidedly not sentimental.
Vintage Care Bears are now prized items for serious toy collectors, and they can fetch hundreds – or even possibly thousands – of dollars.
As reported by 7 News, some bears sell for less than $10 but if you’ve got the right one, some can fetch nearly $800. On rare occasions, some special Care Bears or Care Bear collections could go for upwards of a whopping $10,000.
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The most expensive Care Bears sold
Websites like Doopydoo’s and Care Bear Collectors have been set up for serious toy traders.
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According to Care Bear Collectors, this ‘VTG Care Bears Cousins Pink Monkey One Of A Kind 1983 PROTOYPE Plush Animal’ sold for US $10,000, or AU $14,357 on 23 October last year – and that was only one single bear.
That one bear sold for more than this entire collection of Bears, which went for US $7,495 or about AU $10,760.
On Doopydoos, the most expensive Care Bear is a ‘Rare Vintage 12” Nobleheart Horse Care Bear’s Cousin’, which was sold for $727.
A ‘Vintage 12” Proudheart Cat Care Bear Cousin went for $291.50.
So, if you can bear to part from your old furry friend, dig out your old Care Bear, pop it online and make yourself a quick few hundred, or even thousand, bucks.
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