She's never done this before. The Conways, who have no children, started collecting about 10 months ago, when Yoko Conway bought a few of the Beanie Baby animals for a niece. But the Princess Beanie Baby is here to stay. The first will be on Friday at Norman's in the Oxford Valley Mall in Middletown, Pa., and the second on Dec. 24 at the Norman's in Quaker Bridge Mall in Lawrence. All original forms need to be returned to Norman's stores by the next bidding deadlines, Wednesday, Dec. 17 and Dec. 22.
Successful bidders have three days after the auction to pay for the bear.
Due to the limited distribution of the Princess bears before Christmas, only a handful of specialty stores received the pre-introduction piece, according to Howard Henschel, president of Norman's Hallmark stores. Every store is limited to 12 of the Princess bears. WHWH 1350 AM and WPST 97.5 FM will broadcast results as well. The Mottles were particularly pleased with the Children's Seashore House being one of the seven charities to receive the proceeds. It's not just giving cash or writing a check, it's something real.