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There are numerous Beanie Babies that ostensibly have sold for thousands of dollars but were offered from sellers with no feedback and purchased by no-feedback buyers. It's a good reminder that the most valuable collectibles aren't always what you expect.Ī note on Beanie Baby values: There's a lot of weird stuff going on with eBay. Either way, this yellow-winged butterfly drove a 21-bid war among eight buyers to nearly $200 from a starting price of $0.99. We're not sure if this is a known variant that collectors look for or just a single error that makes this Flutter unique. But this one variant messed up, and her entire right wing has been colored yellow. Flutter With Yellow Wingīottom line: Flutter the butterfly has two large, tie-dyed wings and a black body. These are the most valuable Beanie Babies today, based on eBay sales. And the rarest Beanies are worth thousands. So are Beanie Babies worth anything anymore? Yes, there's still a market for them. In 1999, the bubble burst, seemingly overnight, rendering most of the stuffed animals worthless. Of course, the Beanie Baby market crashed, hard. At the Beanie Baby craze's height, one out of 10 sales were for the little plush toys. Heck, eBay built itself on Beanie Babies. Fraudsters created counterfeit Beanie Babies and sold them for thousands of dollars. People rushed to buy the Ty toys, snatching them up and flipping them on the internet or storing them for later, hoping they'd appreciate in value. Remember the Beanie Babies craze of the 1990s? Somehow, those little plastic pellet-stuffed toys became more valuable than gold and diamonds. They typically lay 80 to 120 ping pong-sized eggs.There's still a market for these cuddly stuffed animals. Turtle Tip: Loggerhead sea turtles are endangered, and it is illegal to disturb their nests. Once they find a nest, they rope it off and mark it, so people do not disturb it.
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They search for specific "sea turtle crawls", which are the tracks left by the mothers when searching for a spot. Turtle Tip: Adult loggerheads weigh more than 200 pounds, which causes them to be slow moving making the entire nesting process over an hour long.Įvery morning, DNR trained and permitted volunteers from the Tybee Sea Turtle Project walk the beach to look for new nests. The mother then lays her eggs in the hole and covers it back up with sand before leaving. They make their way up just past the high tide line and dig a deep round hole using their two rear flippers.
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WHEN DOES THE MOTHER LOGGERHEAD LAY THEIR EGGS?įemale loggerheads crawl out of the ocean at night to nest. Photo courtesy of Tybee Island Marine Science Center. Loggerheads are the most common sea turtles along the Georgia coast with rare appearances by green sea turtles, leatherbacks and Kemp Ridley turtles. WHAT KIND OF SEA TURTLES NEST ON TYBEE ISLAND? After turtle season, you can easily wipe it off and return to using your flashlight regularly. Turtle Tip: Create your own red light by using a red magic marker to color the tip of your flashlight. To avoid turtle disorientation, please make sure to turn off beachfront lights by 10 p.m., avoid the use of cell phones and only use red flashlights on the beach. During this time, the program "Lights Out on Tybee" is in effect. Nesting season begins May 1st and typically ends at the end of October. We understand that nesting season is a fascinating experience, so we've broken it down and compiled a list of everything you may need to know about turtle nesting season on Tybee Island. Loggerhead sea turtles and occasionally their cousins crawl onto our beaches to lay their precious eggs. Sea turtle nesting season is a special time for Tybee Island. During the day, the beach is filled with sunbathers, sand castles and sunshine, but at night, sea turtles make their way out of the Atlantic to begin nesting.