Anyone help with collectable teddy bears?

FloFlo

I have looked on Amazon .co.uk and .com and ebay and done an internet search but can't find anything on the teddy bear my mum has asked me to sell for her. She says its a 'collectable'. Its by metro toys, its fairly modern and is about 40cm sitting down, cream fur, the collectable bit is the fact that it is an advertisng teddy bear for Cadbury it has a purple t shirt with cadbury on it and matching purple markings on paws. It came from a shop window display. Now I can find a little about the maker but nothing about this particular bear so I'm not sure if its rare or just uninteresting. Any thoughts?

soolin

There is a mini cadbury bear here that's smaller than yours but it might be interesting to see if it sells:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1x-Promotional-Very-Small-Teddy-Bear-Cadbury-Limited_W0QQitemZ290041725661QQihZ019QQcategoryZ117QQssPageNameZWD4VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

However I can't see a bigger one anywhere although there are mentions on collectable websites of a promotional bear given away after collecting vouchers from chocolate bars, but I can't see a photo anywhere.

Soo

jellycat40

I have been collecting bears for years and it just depends on whether someone likes the bear and what they are prepared to pay for it.

If it is in good condition it may fetch £15 - £30 depending on who sees it. It could appeal to Cadbury collectors, bear collectors or advertising collectors.

It may be one of a few hundred used for advertising or a one off just for the shop that it was in. It may be a bear that was mass produced that the company got licence to dress in this way.

Not much help but that is my feeling without seeing.

Louise

FloFlo

It's made by metro soft toys and is in new condition. Not sure how to market it on ebay, are there any key words I should use to help people find it when searching for collectable bears. I've never sold anything like this before, I'd start it at 99p and see what happens but I don't want to upset mum if it sells for 99p. I've tried googling it but nothing like it.

Contains_Mild_Peril

I'd list in 2 categories (bears and advertising) for the best chance of a successful sale, and mention the size as well as make & "Cadbury's promotional" in the title.