Steiff Stuffed Animals

Posted: May 27, 2017

Hello, All- I've inherited about 30-40 Steiff stuffed animals. I do know they can be valuable, but am having trouble figuring out how to sell them to someone reputable. I am not interested in doing online auctions, but I am interested in at least finding out what they are worth. No matter what kind of Internet search I do, I end up going around in circles, some leading me to Ebay, others leading me to appraisal ads, yet others to Pintrest, telling me a lot of nothing. I know that EBay has become the modern "barometer" for what things are supposedly worth, but I'm more interested in personally finding someone who really wants them or some of them, dealer or not, and I'm not sure how to go about that. It would be nice if I could just do this locally. I live in a suburban type area---certainly not rural and certainly not urban/metropolitan. I also don't want to get "rooked." Been there done that with some other items. I thought I knew where to begin, but I'm going around in circles. Most of the items have the little button in the ear with a serial-type number, and that's been a bit helpful, but again, takes me around in circles. I am aware that condition and things like that can all play into what I could get for them. I also know that just because there is no button in the ear, it doesn't mean they aren't Steiff or aren't worth anything. Thanks for anything you can help me with, in particular, if you know a lot about Steiff and/or researching true value of the items. ;