A Word from Addie... End of the Line October 9, 2008 Dear Friends, For more than 10-1/2 years Addie's Attic has enjoyed serving the Beanie community. During that time we have seen many sites come and go, and now our time has come as well - Addie's Attic will shut down at about 5 PM on Friday, October 31, 2008. Addie's Attic started as a Beanie auction site back in February, 1998, when Beanies were pretty much the hottest collectible around. There was originally a low posting fee for auctions - lower than any other comparable auction site at the time - and even that fee was eventually eliminated. Five years later, on March 1, 2003, Addie's Attic added the Trade Board to fill the gap caused by the abrupt departure of KnK from the Beanie scene. That same month saw the debut of our Beanie Board of Feedback (BBOF). Both the Trade Board and the BBOF have always been completely free. Unfortunately, things have changed a lot since the glory days of Beanies. The number of active Beanie collectors has been declining steadily for years, accompanied by ever fewer users on our site. At the same time, our custom-written software, which was virtually state-of-the-art when it was introduced, is now in need of a complete reworking. The final straw came late last month when we were notified that the cost of our server hosting facilities is about to be doubled. After carefully considering the available options, it became obvious that it is not economically feasible to keep Addie's Attic running. It has been our pleasure and our honor to serve you, our users, for more than a decade. It is with real sadness that we say goodbye. Sincerely, Addie

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