It’ll be interesting to see how Alex handles this situation.
After all, she’s smarter than those two crooks combined!!
Maybe Earl will fall in love with her (when he finds out she’s a girl), or maybe the Beanie Babies bubble will burst before he and his old man can collect the “finder’s fee”.
Not seen this one, but called the ‘finders fee’ scam yesterday… I know how Duke thinks… spent my working life with teenager wannabe Yardie gang members.
Governor of Colorado signed a decree saying criminal convictions in other states won’t keep you from being hired in the legal Colorado marijuana trade.
If Alex defaced the things by writing her name on them in indelible ink – they are worthless because of it. NO resale or collectible value. Worth? $0.00.
You don’t get a finder’s fee for stolen prproperty. At best you’re out whatever you paid for it. At worst you get arrested for possessing stolen property. Good luck, Uncle Duke.
Wouldn’t writing anything on the tags detract from the value? You wouldn’t care if you had no intention of ever selling them, but then why cry about losing $30K worth of stuff?
BE THIS GUY over 2 years ago
Earl will be lucky if he gets the short end of a 60/40 split.
Alabama Al over 2 years ago
I wonder – 25 years later, what are those Bennie Babies now worth? I suspect less than 30 grand.
SHIVA over 2 years ago
From someone who doesn’t even have peach fuzz on his face!!
Susan00100 over 2 years ago
It’ll be interesting to see how Alex handles this situation.
After all, she’s smarter than those two crooks combined!!
Maybe Earl will fall in love with her (when he finds out she’s a girl), or maybe the Beanie Babies bubble will burst before he and his old man can collect the “finder’s fee”.
robertthomasson Premium Member over 2 years ago
Not seen this one, but called the ‘finders fee’ scam yesterday… I know how Duke thinks… spent my working life with teenager wannabe Yardie gang members.
For a Just and Peaceful World over 2 years ago
Get ready to drop your teeth! Google: beanie babies value
dadempse81 over 2 years ago
Duke looks super-relaxed. The dry air and beautiful vistas are good for him. Won’t last long thou.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Of course. Duke deserves his 60%. You know, just “wetting his beak”.
alexius23 over 2 years ago
Value tends to be transitory
198.23.5.11 over 2 years ago
HIS old man?? You’re off on the wrong foot already.And snce when does Duke have full blond hair(unless it’s a toupee’)
198.23.5.11 over 2 years ago
Happy 74th.And there’s just as many(CENSORED) in t he world now as when you were young.
Ah,well,somebody has to t hrow darts at them.
198.23.5.11 over 2 years ago
Small newspaper article we may have missed.
Governor of Colorado signed a decree saying criminal convictions in other states won’t keep you from being hired in the legal Colorado marijuana trade.
Zipper and Zonker can now expand.
Realimaginary1 Premium Member over 2 years ago
When the Beanie Baby Bubble bursts and all
It’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall
Boomer with a view over 2 years ago
So my guess is that Alex is going to get them back and Duke will look like a fool.
johnec over 2 years ago
If Alex defaced the things by writing her name on them in indelible ink – they are worthless because of it. NO resale or collectible value. Worth? $0.00.
Bobbin Dobbins over 2 years ago
You don’t get a finder’s fee for stolen prproperty. At best you’re out whatever you paid for it. At worst you get arrested for possessing stolen property. Good luck, Uncle Duke.
corvallisclem over 2 years ago
I have a box full of beanie babies (my daughters loved them). I am going to spread them all over the dashboard of my car and see what happens.
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 2 years ago
A couple of questions here:
(1) Why didn’t Duke say “I used to know a guy named Doonesbury.”?
(2) Where on a Beanie Baby is there enuf room to write both a name and a phone number?
childe_of_pan over 2 years ago
Totally off topic, but gotta say it: “Run, Josh, Run!”
mnexplorer+ over 2 years ago
That $30k collection back then is probably worth $30 now.
brick10 over 2 years ago
And take a 75% finder’s fee?
JoeMartinFan Premium Member over 2 years ago
Wouldn’t writing one’s name, address and phone number on the Beanie Babies greatly decrease their value, even if it’s only on the labels?
HodgeElmwood over 2 years ago
Wouldn’t writing anything on the tags detract from the value? You wouldn’t care if you had no intention of ever selling them, but then why cry about losing $30K worth of stuff?
HodgeElmwood over 2 years ago
That’s already happening.
cripplious over 2 years ago
Earl you should know by now never let Duke know what you are up to. Then you can have all the action.
Arghhgarrr Premium Member over 2 years ago
Someone remind me isn’t Duke someone’s uncle (Zonker?) or otherwise knows Doonesbury