Description: HARMONY KINGDOM - TREASURE JESTS - GRIN AND BEAR IT. APPROX 3.25" HIGH . NEW WITH BOX. ITEM TJBUBE, YEAR 2009, EDITION SIZE 600. I WILL COMBINE MULTIPLE PURCHASES FOR DISCOUNT ON SHIPPING. PLEASE REQUEST INVOICE BEFORE PAYING TO RECEIVE COMBINED SHIPPING AMOUNT. THANK YOU!With the worldwide stock market debacle, Peter’s “Grin and Bear It” is a timely box figurine. A bull market is when stock prices are climbing, and a bear market is when they’re languishing. We all unfortunately know which animal is prevailing. A common myth is that the terms "bull market" and "bear market" are derived from the way these animals attack a foe - bears attack by swiping their paws downward and bulls toss their horns upward. This is a useful mnemonic, but not the true origin of the terms. Long ago, "bear skin jobbers" were known for selling bear skins that they did not own (the bears had not yet been caught). This was the original source of the term "bear." It was eventually used to describe short sellers, speculators who sold shares that they did not own. Because bull and bear baiting were once popular sports, "bulls" was understood as the opposite of "bears". Bulls were those people who brought the expectation that a stock price would rise, not fall. Carved on the base of Peter’s bull and bear are the major stock market indices throughout the world. Inscribed on the lid are market crash years – 1637 (the Tulip crash), 1720 (the South Sea bubble), 1929 (the Wall Street crash), 1987 (Black Monday), and 2008 (as yet unnamed). Within “Grin and Bear It” are tulips, commemorating the first recorded speculative bubble, which took place in Holland in 1637, when bulbs of the newly-introduced tulip reached extraordinary highs and then suddenly collapsed.
Price: 64.99 USD
Location: Granger, Indiana
End Time: 2024-11-03T00:42:29.000Z
Shipping Cost: 8 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Harmony Kingdom
Type: Figurine
