Beanie Babies, TY, McDonald's International Bear, Germania the Bear, 1999 NIB

• Vintage Toys, Teenie Beanie Babies, McDonald's International Bear Collection, Germania The Bear, Patriotic, Toy Collectors, Unopened Original Box, NOS, Happy Meal Toys, Collectible, (Discontinued)
• Made in China
• Vintage: 1999
• Details: These beanie babies were loved back then are are still loved today, highly collectible. This is "Germania the Bear", from the International Bears II Collection, he represents Germany with the German flag on his chest. This is a NOS item, never been used. The box has lots of information on the collections, dates, licensing information from TY, etc.  Beanie Babies became an unexpected run-away best seller and McDonald's got in on the action. In 1996 McDonald's released several different collections: RMHC, Dinosaur Trio, International Bears, Legends, and The End. They were sold inside McDonald's Happy Meals to celebrate that product's 17th year anniversary. Please be aware this is a "Teeny Original Beanie", smaller than the original Beanie Babies, it makes cute decor in a child's room and great collectible.
• Materials  Bear: Fabric/Polyethylene pellets.   Box: Paper/Plastic
• Dimensions: Bear: Approx. 5.0 inches tall, 3.0 inches wide.   Box: 7.75 inches Long, 6.25 Tall and 1.75 inches Wide.
• Condition:  Vintage New Old Stock - NOS. Excellent condition. These are New Old Stock, still in original box, never opened. Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before placing your order, we can't accept returns. Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show scratches, wear and tear and imperfections.

Germania the Bear was introduced January 1, 1999, date of birth: October 3rd, 1990.  TY was started by Ty Warner in Oak Brook, IL, 1986. Today they're a multi-national corporation still headquartered in Oak Brook. Although they manufacture many other toys, their call to fame are these Beanie Babies, first released in 1993. By the last half of the 1990's, Beanie Babies had emerged as a major fad and collectible toy. Ty was the first business to leverage their Web site to connect and engage with consumers of their products and that led them to being the world's first Internet sensation in 1995. These bears were collected not only as toys, but also as a financial investment, due to the high resale value of specific bears.