In 27 years of trading, I can't recall a new launch as successful as Charlie Bears. OK - so there's nothing new about Teddy Bears. They've been around since President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt turned down the chance to shoot a young grizzly, thus giving birth to the term Teddy Bear. So what's so special about Charlie Bears? Ask ten different collectors and you'll get 10 different answers. It's the gorgeous mohair fur. It's the faces. It's their cute little mouths. It's the eyes that have it. It's those paws that just seem to hold on to you. It's the jointed arms and legs. There's only one thing that Charlie Collectors can really agree on - they all want a Charlie Bear for Christmas.