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NOVEMBER 7
NEW POSEABLES COMING IN THE SPRING!

As of this month you can pre order or buy the promotional Oopsie Does It DVD which comes with a smaller poseable Oopsie figure. Play Along Toys has confirmed that there will be a new line of poseable figures in the spring!! Get excited! You can find the DVD set at Amazon and Target - you may also find them in Target Stores and Toys R Us. The figures come as smooth and fuzzy versions! Thanks to sugarbear for the picture! We do not yet know what characters will be represented.

JULY 7
AMAZING CARE A LOT ARTWORK AUCTION

This artwork was auctioned off last week on ebay. I was a beautiful preproduction rendering of the Care A Lot playset. The auction's description is as follows: "I was a designer for Kenner in the early 1980's and developed product for Care Bears along with Strawberry Shortcake. Up for auction from my personal files is the the original rendering (25 X 19 INCHES) presented to Kenner management to get the go ahead on the Care a Lot playset. Also included is an early production sample boxed for the playset, an original Kenner inter office write up for the Care Bear line that was passed out at the meeting. Original drawings inclued for the elevations of the playset that were used by the model maker to start creating this toy." See more pictures of this awesome artwork on the Care A Lot Playset page!

JULY 5
WISH LIST UPDATED

I have currently updated my poseable want list, at the top of my list is the Treat Heart Pig poseable. If anyone has any info or wants to sell one please contact me at poseableplace@hotmail.com

JUNE 7
WIKI UPDATE & OTHER NEWS

The promised Spring Care Bear wiki has been put off for a little while. I have been getting a great deal of emails concerning the wiki and I regret to say that my site administrator (i.e. my husband) is finishing his Master's Degree and is too busy to be able to set it up. It will happen though I promise!

I would also like to write a little note about the plummeting values of Care Bears during this past two years. Because of market saturation and wide distribution the Care Bears values on both new and vintage items has hit rock bottom. Other factors have not helped the situation including a wharehouse find comprimising of thousands of Kenner parts that are slowly being auctioned off on eBay. Although this is a sad thing to all the collectors who have spent thousands of dollars on their collections, the bright side is that the vintage Poseable values have been steady and increasing. The value of the playsets have gone up as much as 40 percent! Another bright side to the serious collector is that since prices are down, it is easier to obtain those rare plush items you have been longing for. Once play along toys ceases to make Care Bears, which is bound to happen in a few years, the demand for them on the used market will rise.

I have also recieved many emails concerning the Argentina vintage poseables. I am currently in the gathering stage and I have come across some excellent examples. Currently I know of 10 different variations. I will not be making a page for them until I have identified as many as possible. I can say that most of them have single color hearts on their tummies and some are also strange varients of older bears. If you have any info or pictures to share please contact me using the 'contact angel' feature of the web site.

 

FEB 9
FINALLY FINISHED THE RARE POSEABLES OF 1986 PAGES!

It seems silly but I have been putting off creating the pages of the Poseable Prototypes for Loyal Heart Dog, Proud Heart Cat, Playful Heart Monkey and Treat Heart Pig. I finally got those done tonight. I have lots of pictures and info! See the pages here!

 

FEB 1
NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!

That's right! I finally got off of my lazy duff and got a new address for Poseable Place! The email address is poseableplace@hotmail.com! Contact me with questions and information if you'd like!

JAN 29
ARGENTINA HAD IT'S OWN POSEABLES!

I have recently purchased a large lot of poseables from Argentina that were produced sometime in the 1980's! They are funny variations of certain charcters using substandard paint and plastic. Nevertheless they are very interesting! I can't wait to get them! Many of these can be found on Macado Libre, Ebay's South America Site. Because of the language and payment barrier it is hard for americans to purchase from the site. You are required to pay with a South American Credit Card. Luckily my husband speaks spanish! So far I know of the following characters: Grumpy, Goodluck, Friend, Tan with green heart, Tan with blue heart, pink with blue heart. I thank my good galpal LadyLovelyLocks (Forrest Of Feeling Board) for alerting me to these cutie pies!

 


UPDATE: I have recieved these in the mail and they are terribly interesting! I plan on making a page about them sometime in the future. Keep checking back!

DEC 19
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND OTHER MISC NEWS

The great month of December is a perfect time to give to your favorite local charities. What I like to do is grab a toy that I would have liked as a child, or something that I would like now and place it in the toys for tots bin. Each time I do so I hope that someday that child can live with their fond toy memories as I do. Remember, toys never let you down, they never grow old and they never grow tired of bringing smiles to people!

Poseable Place is in the process of undergoing yet another transformation. Within the early months of spring this entire site will turn into a 'wiki' - which is a site in which anyone can share and post the information and pictures they have about the loveable Care Bears. I will announce the opening of the wiki on all the major 80's toys message boards once it opens and we will begin to have contests on who can add the most information with really great prizes like rare Care Bear toys and eBay gift certificates! I can't wait to do this, as I have so many pictures and info that can help the average collector and lover of Care Bears that I have not yet had time to put up.

I am still looking for that elusive Treat Heart Pig Poseable! If you have one for sale or know of one that exists please contact me!

The Dumbrella continues to be the rarest of the more common poseable accessories out there. Currently a seller has begun creating resin replicas for under $10 on eBay Simply type in the word "dumbrella" and you should find them. Recently a loose poseable with dumbrella went for $300. Back in 2003 I paid $25 for mine. At the same time the cost of the rest of the accessories have plummeted so now is the time to get them on EBay before they go UP again!

SEPT 12
NEW POSEABLES FOUND IN BRAZIL!

Wow! While browsing around last night I found these new poseables from Brazil. There is even a cloud car! They apparently used the 1980's tooling to make these and notice there are no kiss curls. They are titled: Coleção Ursinhos Carinhosos. Unfortunately this web site does not ship to the United States. I am currently working feverishly to find someone within Brazil to ship them to me. Goodluck to everyone else who wants these! I will be posting pictures and making a page for them soon (which usually means sometime in the next decade!)

UPDATE: I found a way to purchase these and I am highly pleased with their quality. They are among my favorites! Anyone can purchase these on EBay from the seller emporium brazil.

AUG 21
CONTACT INFORMATION

Because of repeated junk emails I have had to close down my old email address. Because of this, it will be difficult for site goers to contact me. I am in the process of creating a new email address specifically for Poseable place which I will announce as soon as I can figure out a way to beat them bad ol' robots!

JUNE 15
BUCK 50 TOYS CLOSES - TWAS A GOOD FOUR YEARS!

After four fun and fabulous years, Buck 50 Toys has closed it's doors. I will now be refocusing my efforts on another toy venue. I appreciate all of my faithful customers and all they did for that site. It was so fun while it lasted!

MAY 30
SORRY!

I just want to apologize to my faithful visitors of this site who have not seen me updating quite as much as I used to. We have been heavily entrenched in remodeling and redecorating our new house, leaving us almost zero play time. I am working very hard on placing the Environmental prototype paperwork on here for those of you who have longed and requested to see it. I am 50% done with this task and hope to have the actual page up within the next few weeks.

MAY 25
POSEABLE PROTOTYPES APPEAR ON EBAY

This prototype had a BIN of $262.50. it was won by avid poseable collector Vit17. Here is the auction description: "This auction is for a first shot prototype for a vintage Kenner Care Bear Poseable figure. This example has a green head, pink arms, peach legs and a blue torso. There is a circle on the chest and the number 60 written on the back of the head. There are NO other copyright markings of any type on this figure. There is a small number 2 on the back of the head, but nothing other then this. This piece shows much use with these types of marks. The color combination is amazing and is very unique" There has only been one other prototype like this seen and that was in 2002. It sold for $10! I guess no one wanted

This item was also purchased via BIN by the same buyer for $262.50. Congrats Vit! Here is the info on this bear: "This auction is for a first shot prototype for a vintage Kenner Care Bear Poseable figure. This example has a pink head and body, yellow arms and peach legs. It has no copyright markings on it at all. There is text on the back of the head that reads CPG-EXSP-FWF, I don't think this is production text and was likely marked on the head to keep track of it. It is a bit dirty and has some dark marks, but is overall in amazing condition. The color combination is amazing and is very unique. First shots are used to test the steel molds before a toy goes into full production. Often the molds are not shot in the correct colors are whatever color is in the machine at the time is used. When this happens you get a very interesting prototype such as this one. Care Bear prototypes are very rare and multi-colored ones are almost unheard of. I acquired this piece directly for a Kenner employee myself and it is 100% authentic"

FEB 15
NEW TOY FAIR PICTURES!

Thanks to CareBearStare, we can see the new Care Bear line for 2006. No figures I'm afraid, but I did not really expect any. There seems to be a bunch of new characters too! See the pictures here.

FEB 13
MIP GRUMPY WITH DUMBRELLA ENDS HIGH!

Wow! What a shocker! The MIP Grumpy Poseable with Dumbrella ends for a whopping $310.55 on eBay today! It's official folks! The dumbrella has sidestepped over the Friendly Sprinkler as the most rare of the accessories! Of course there have only been 3 MIP grumpy items for four years, so I suppose this would go high for all those poseable collectors out there. Well jana1, congrats on the win!

FEB 10
POSEABLE KNOCKOFFS PAGES ADDED

I love the Poseable Knockoffs of the 1980's! Now you can see pictures of them here!

FEB 7
ADDED FPLP COLLECTION PAGE

My girls and I collect Fisher Price Little People as well (for playtime purposes only)! Take a look at our collection!

FEB 5
CHANGING THE POSEABLE PAGES

So many have noticed that my old poseable pages are still up and I haven't put out the promised brand new poseable pages. I know, I'm a huge slacker. I have finally finished the larger majority of them! The old poseable pages have been replaced with the un-finished new. You may still access the old ones here. The new ones will be a lot cooler once they are completely done, but you will still find broken links here or there! Sorry friends!

JAN 27
DOWNLOAD PICTURES OF BEDTIME BEAR!

Plans to offer downloads of the hundreds of images I have start with Bedtime Bear! To Download a bunch of pictures of him please visit his profile here. More downloads will be coming later, so check back here!

DEC 01
BUCK 50 TOYS REOPENS! NEW URL!

If you are looking for Buck 50 Toys, the cheapest place to find toys on the net, you won't find it here! Buck 50 Toys has a new URL and you can visit there at www.buck50toys.com! The new site offers over 3,000 item all priced under $1.50! Convenient shopping cart helps make checkout speedy and SAFE!

Nov 25
PROUD HEART CAT POSEABLE AUCTION ENDS

After only 6 bids, Proud Heart Cat ends at GBP 360.00 ($641.88) Congrats Joyzy, whoever you are!

Nov 21
PROUD HEART CAT POSEABLE BACK UP ON EBAY!

After the first listing failed to meet the seller's reserve price, Proud Heart Cat was placed back on eBay! The first ended at  $531.56 USD. This next auction ends November 25th! Remember, she is a rare one and worth every penny! What a perfect Christmas gift for your favorite CB lover!

 

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