Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Determining the value of your Ty Beanie Beanies can be a frustrating process. Updated Beanie Babies Price Guide The good news is, finding out if you have a 1st Generation Beanie Baby is easier than figuring out most tag generations.
Below are some more facts about 1st Generation Tags. Tags that are still attached to the Beanie Baby and in good condition are worth more. Buyers of early Beanie Babies would often remove the tag.
Beanie Babies had a special tag. Check to see if your Peace Bear has a red factory stamp inside the looped tush tag. Not all Peace Bears have a number. The year on the tush tag is when the name was trademarked and in most cases does not match the birth year. This is a first edition Halo the Angel Beanie Baby bear that has a couple tag errors and is extremely rare.
Misspellings were common as were incorrect information on tags and changes to names or birth dates also occurred with the knowledge of the manufacturer.
With so many beanies suddenly on the market, their value dropped like a rock. In desperation, Ty Warner stated that all beanie babies would stop production by January 31, By the early s, most beanies were worth about 1 percent of their original market price, says Zac Bissonnette in the book The Great Beanie Baby Bubble.
First, a rare beanie, produced in relatively small numbers, generally brings higher prices. Provenance can mean a Certificate of Authenticity or a documented story about the person who owned the little plush collectible. Sometimes, the manufacturer produced beanies with the wrong color. Or, the beanie might have a brown nose instead of a tan nose. Perhaps the tag lettering was incorrect. Beanie babies were made with many different types of tush tags. Instead, the company switched to PE pellets, which were supposed to be more environmentally friendly.
The demand for that particular beanie, and the number of those beanies on the market, are also factors in the sale price. Peace the Bear or Peace Bear made his appearance in and was retired in This spirited little beanie replaced Garcia the Bear, who also featured a tie-dyed color scheme. Peace Bear has an embroidered peace symbol on his chest and was the first beanie baby to feature an embroidered emblem.
Mystic the Unicorn is an extremely popular beanie baby and was issued in several different editions. The original-edition Mystic the Unicorn was created in Pinchers was one of the Original Beanie Babies.
He was introduced in and retired in Pinchers sports a snazzy, dark red body, along with black eyes and two notably large claws. This early-edition beanie baby hit the stores in , and was retired during the same year.
Nana featured soft brown fur with light brown feet, face, hands, and tail. Bongo the Monkey replaced Nana, but the two beanies have different characteristics. Little Patti the Platypus has always been a hot-selling beanie baby. However, when Patti is magenta, she can be very valuable.
The magenta-colored Patti the Platypus has always been the most popular among collectors. This is the oldest-edition Patti, and her magenta coat gives her a distinctive style and a higher asking price. The spunky-looking Snort the Red Bull received his name in a rather odd fashion. The manufacturers of Tabasco Sauce claimed that Ty Inc. To stay out of legal trouble, Ty Inc. Both bulls feature red fur with white snouts, feet, and horns.
Gobbles is another era beanie that came in several different style schemes.
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