Caution: Pastel Peace
The Original Gumby D!
as the new "pastel" Peace.
1. A current E-Bay ad (with a high bid of $89!) advertises "Pastel Peace"
when, in reality, the photo shown is of an average "run of the mill" Peace
2. A friend bought a "Pastel" Peace off of AOL for $25 + shipping, when she
got it...it was the original Peace.
Use caution when buying these...it seems like there are a lot of people out
there who don't know the difference.
EEISENST
version. It's that simple. It's not a subtle change by any means.
Shemau
that was so pale I had to ask. The others in the same batch (that were
not on display) were clearly bright Peace.
As an unaware buyer/owner I could easily have mistaken this bear. Next
to pastal Peace it may have been clearly bright, but without a base
line for comparison it was not clear.
She.
JessaG
kinda silly to me - after all, its the older bright one that isnt being made
anymore... and hence the one that will *probably* (unless TY retires peace
shortly) end up being less common. Personally if I got a bright peace instead
of a pastel one I *wouldnt* complain... but as long as you get what you wanted,
to each his own!
As to this auction:
>>1. A current E-Bay ad (with a high bid of $89!) advertises "Pastel Peace"
>>when, in reality, the photo shown is of an average "run of the mill" Peace
If the picture shows a regular peace bear, then it really cant be said theyre
lying. Before the new 'whitewashed' Peace bears came out, it was pretty common
to see people advertising 'pretty pastel peace' bears - just as a way of
distinguishing the coloring from some of the more neon-bright ones.
Jess
"Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film."
The Silly Wench!
jes...@AOL.com
Marie
only reason I decided it was a Pastel peace was because it had a very pale
colored leg -- same kind of paleness I saw at the beaniemom page where they
compared the old colored and pasted colored Peace.
While were on the topic: Has anyone seen a bright colored Peace with a red
stamp on it's tush tag? I mean, if only the pastel Peace bears came out
with stamped tush tags, then we could use this as basis to decide what is
pastel or not.
Shemau wrote in message <35dbed22...@newshost.transarc.com>...
>Indeed they can be difficult to distinguish. I saw an original Peace
>that was so pale I had to ask. The others in the same batch (that were
>not on display) were clearly bright Peace.
>
>As an unaware buyer/owner I could easily have mistaken this bear. Next
>to pastal Peace it may have been clearly bright, but without a base
>line for comparison it was not clear.
>
>She.
>On Wed, 19 Aug 1998 08:33:42 -0400, "The Original Gumby D!"
><gum...@mailexcite.com> wrote:
>
>>I believe that there are some people out there selling the "original"
Peace
>>as the new "pastel" Peace.
>>
>>1. A current E-Bay ad (with a high bid of $89!) advertises "Pastel Peace"
>>when, in reality, the photo shown is of an average "run of the mill" Peace
>>
vsykes
EEISENST wrote:
>
> If it doesn't look like it's been dipped in bleach, it's not the newer
> version. It's that simple. It's not a subtle change by any means.
>
l-long
> I agree, they are hard to tell apart. I got a Peace from an auction and the
> only reason I decided it was a Pastel peace was because it had a very pale
> colored leg -- same kind of paleness I saw at the beaniemom page where they
> compared the old colored and pasted colored Peace.
>
> While were on the topic: Has anyone seen a bright colored Peace with a red
> stamp on it's tush tag? I mean, if only the pastel Peace bears came out
> with stamped tush tags, then we could use this as basis to decide what is
> pastel or not.
I have purchased 2 wonderful, BRIGHT Peaces in the past two-to-three
weeks. I bought them from the same person, but from different lots she
received a few days apart. They have the red stamp inside the tush tag.
My comment about them was that they were both a bit larger than my older
Peaces -- longer, pointier toes, a bit longer in the leg, larger ears,
and a bit "older" looking face. My Peaces from a few months ago don't
look like that. The best way I could describe the change in appearance
(between the two new ones and the older ones) was that the newer ones
looked more like "adolescents" and the older ones looked more like
"children", if that makes any sense to folks out there.
Kim
TYBBhunter
has the stamp
Pat Reskey
Peace as having colors similar to those of the new Pillow Pal, Sherbet.
My daughter found a Peace in her collection that "matched" her new
Sherbet perfectly. But it's one she's had for many months; we've never
seen one of the newer pastel lot. Perhaps others who haven't yet seen
the *real* new pastel Peace are mistakenly assuming that any Peace bear
with colors like Sherbet is one of the new issue.
HB Beanies
colors, no browns, that could "pass" for pastel, but I know it's not. The
recent bright, almost garish Peace bears are the ones "obviously" not the new
pastel. I just received 2 pastel ones, & one has beautiful soft colors &
matches Sherbet, but the other is just okay. I am getting 3 more! I will end
up keeping the 2 prettiest ones for my daughters & trading the others.
Paula
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Smitty77 (Dave & Jan)
recently purchased Peace with 2 that we bought months ago - I couldn't
tell the difference. Perhaps the recents were still the "regular".
I've never seen Sherbet so I don't know the similarities.
Jan
HB Beanies wrote:
>
> It is weird about pastel Peace. I have an older Peace with pretty, soft
> colors, no browns, that could "pass" for pastel, but I know it's not. The
> recent bright, almost garish Peace bears are the ones "obviously" not the new
> pastel. I just received 2 pastel ones, & one has beautiful soft colors &
> matches Sherbet, but the other is just okay. I am getting 3 more! I will end
> up keeping the 2 prettiest ones for my daughters & trading the others.
>
> Paula
>
> Pat Reskey wrote:
> >
> >I agree. I've seen several postings that described the newer pastel
> >Peace as having colors similar to those of the new Pillow Pal, Sherbet.
> >My daughter found a Peace in her collection that "matched" her new
> >Sherbet perfectly. But it's one she's had for many months; we've never
> >seen one of the newer pastel lot. Perhaps others who haven't yet seen
> >the *real* new pastel Peace are mistakenly assuming that any Peace bear
> >with colors like Sherbet is one of the new issue.
.
Dawn Craft
Peace bears, you would definitely notice the difference. The colors are
very, very pastel, even washed-out looking. We have two of the older Peaces
and one is noticeably brighter than the other. But when I saw the pastel
one in a store, I realized what everyone had been talking about.
Personally, I don't care for the lighter colored new version. My favorite
Peace is mine, which has bright, vibrant colors.
BTW, did you get any newbies yet?
Dawn
Smitty77 (Dave & Jan) wrote in message <35DCC0...@my-dejanews.com>...
Pat Reskey
Beanie Mom's site:
http://www.beaniemom.com/pastpeace1.jpg
If the pastel ones are usually that pale, I should have no trouble
telling the difference if I ever see one in the plush :)
Smitty77 (Dave & Jan) wrote:
>
> I'm still lost when it comes to telling the difference. I compared 2
> recently purchased Peace with 2 that we bought months ago - I couldn't
> tell the difference. Perhaps the recents were still the "regular".
> I've never seen Sherbet so I don't know the similarities.
>
> Jan
>
Tullitis
pastel....debbie
EEISENST
Pat Reskey
absolutely right, the seller makes no claims in the ad about this bear
being a new issue. You really can't say that there is any "false
advertising" here, since there is a picture of the bear included in the
listing. And, you're right; describing a Peace bear as "pastel" in the
posting or listing is a common way of distinguishing it from the more
deeply colored ones, and I've seen these types of listings ever since
Peace was issued.
I guess I was just surprised by the way the bidding has gone on this
item. I've seen some nicely colored Peace bears sell as high as the $50
- $60 range right before the last round of retirements, but prices have
fallen sharply since then, as Peace has been more widely available at
retail. So, it was surprising to see bids go to $100 on this one. As
long as the buyer is happy with the purchase, that's fair.
JessaG wrote:
>
> As to this auction:
> >>1. A current E-Bay ad (with a high bid of $89!) advertises "Pastel Peace"
> >>when, in reality, the photo shown is of an average "run of the mill" Peace
>
Tullitis
true "pastel" one? Deb
HB Beanies
>So was there a lighter version of Peace in between the brighter ones and the
>true "pastel" one? Deb
IMO, yes, there was. I have a Peace bear that is obviously not pastel & I
bought it back in April, but it has subdued, soft colors. It is nothing like
the bright/dark Peace bears, which I didn't care for too much. Right now I
have 5 of the new pastel Peace bears. A couple are very pastel, almost
perfectly matching our Sherbets (we are keeping those), & 3 are a little
brighter, approaching the look of my "April" Peace bear. I will use those in
trades.
Paula