Many Beanie Babies were made with factory spelling or Tag errors. Below is a list of confirmed sales of errors that are known to exist.
Please read this next sentence very closely.
Often times, an error doesn’t raise the value of Beanie Babies.
Types of Beanie Babies Errors
- Wrong Tush Tags
- Gasport Error
- Misspellings
- Poem Errors
- Punctuation Errors
- Production Errors
PLEASE NOTE:
The dates being "mismatched" on the Hang & Tush tags IS NOT AN ERROR!
IT WAS HOW THEY WERE ORIGINALLY MADE!!
Wrong Tush Tags
VALUES: These errors typically sell for 1.5x what a regular version sells for.
Beanie Babies Price Guide
Pinchers the Lobster
With Chocolate Tush Tag
Sold For: $45.00 + $5.00 Shipping
Gasport Instead of Gosport Error
These are very common to find and have next to zero added value.
1999 Signature Bear: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Beak: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Butch: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Canyon: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Derby: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Erin: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Ewey: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Fortune: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Fuzz: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
GiGi: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Goatee: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Halo: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Hippie: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Hope: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Jake: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Kicks: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Kiwi: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Loosy: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Luke: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Mac: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Mystic: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Mooch: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Nibbler: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Nibbly: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Peace: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Prickles: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Princess: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Rocket: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Sammy: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Scat: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Scorch: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Slippery: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Stilts: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Valentina: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Whisper: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Millennium Beanie Babie Error
The word Millennium is misspelled “Millenium” on the Swing & Tush Tag. This is a very common, lot’s of them exist.
On their best day, an error Millennium might sell for $20.00 online.
Typically they sell for $0.99-$9.99.
Garcia Bear Errors
Garcia the Bear
Poem says “The Beanies use to follow” instead of “used”
Made in Korea Tush Tags
Sold For: $45.00 + $5.00 Shipping
Most error Made in China Garcia Bears sell in the $10 range.
Garcia the Bear is well known to represent the Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia.
It’s believed Ty retired the Garcia Bear because of pressure from the Garcia family who received no royalties from sales of the Bear.
The same day Ty retired the Garcia Bear, May 11, 1997, they introduced the Peace Bear which is the exact same as the Garcia Bear except the peace symbol and the name change.
Additional Garcia Bear Errors: Garcia with Blackie Heart Tag
Peace Bear Errors & Variations
Peace: with Gasport instead of Gosport on Swing Tag
Peace: with Blackie Tush Tag
Peace: with “Original” misspelled “Oriiginal” on Heart Tag
Peace: with “Surface” misspelled “Suface” on Heart Tag
Peace: with Surface Wash Sticker
Peace Bear errors are fairly common.
They typically sell in the $3-20 range online.
Peace
Oddity: No Emblem
Authenticated
Final Price: $450
Sale Date: October 2021
$450 is the highest recorded price for a no emblem Peace bear. It also featured a Canadian Tush Tag.
Other Known Errors
Beezee: With “Return” Tag for Reference instead of “Retain”.
Chocolate: with misspelled Tush Tag “Chocholate”
Curly: with with Original misspelled “Oriiginal” & “Surface” misspelled “Suface”
Hippity: with with Original misspelled “Oriiginal” & “Surface” misspelled “Suface”
Inky the Octopus (with 7 legs)
Kuku: ! space error on poem
Roary: with with Original misspelled
Slippery: ! space error on poem
Steg: “FOR AGES 3AND UP”.
Tuffy: with with Original misspelled “Oriiginal” & Surface Wash Sticker
Tusk: with mispelled “Tuck” on 4th Gen Swing Tag
The End: ! space error on poem
Valentino: with Original misspelled “Oriiginal”
Valentino: with with Original misspelled “Oriiginal” & Surface Wash Sticker
Goldie the Fish
Heart Tag Generation: 4th
Tush Tag Generation: 3rd
Error: Surface misspelled “Surfrace” on Tush Tag
Ally the Alligator
Heart Tag Generation: 4th
Tush Tag Generation: 3rd
Error: Surface misspelled “Surfrace” on Tush Tag
Runner Ferret Weasel
Mean (Rare) Poem:
“I’m not so mean, I’m really shy
But every cobra has to die,
I grab them by their little head
And whack them till they’re stone cold dead!”
Nice Poem:
“A ferret, mongoose, weasel or mink
What am I . . . what do you think?
Find a book, look and see
I’m whatever you want me to be!”
If you know of more error Beanie Babies please leave a comment below!
Righty
ERROR: With upside down flag
SOLD FOR: $123
October 2019
Princess
ERROR: Rose in wrong place
SOLD For: $499
November 2021
I have a Stretch Beanie Baby with a tag error. The heart shaped tag is blank on the inside. Only the red front and back with price code is filled in. Any thoughts on price ?
1996 TY INC Peace Bear made with P.V.C pellets. It does have Original and Surface spelled wrong. No sticker on tag. Tush tag is not numbered… Anyone know if it’s worth anything?
Hi, I have a 1999 Ronald McDonald House Charities Maple the Bear Ty Beanie and the flag is upside down. It is still in it’s original packaging. How much is this worth? Is it and oddity? I have been searching the internet and don’t see the McDonald Bears with the upside Maple leaf flag.
Hi – I have the Piccadilly clown bear beanie baby but the wrong hang tag is on there. The hang tag for Azalea the Hare is on the beanie baby instead. Does this alter its value?
I have the same exact best and hang tag. Did you ever get any answers about this?
I have a corky the dog with Gasport
i have 3 beanie babies with gasport rather than gosport that are not on the list above “Tiny”, “Early”, and “Jabber”. anyone know if these are worth anything
I have a Seymore with a 4th gen swing tag and a 3rd gen tush tag 1993…swing has bday of 1996. Is it worth anything?
Hello! Unfortunately, anything past 2nd Generation Tags on Seamore Beanie Babies and they have minimal value, $1-$5.
Hi I have a blizzard with a freckles tush tag is it any value? ?? A
I have a valentino bear but unfortunately when I came across him at a garage sale, he was already missing his swing tag. Tush tag is still intact and is printed 1993 and numbered 101. I have been looking everywhere to find his value. What is he worth?
I have a pugsly with a sideways nose..???
Its weird and its not pushed like that its stuck like that…value?
Got a ty my little pony applejax with both tags for the rarity pony on it. Any thoughts?ted
I have a daisy the cow with a mystic tush tag?? Can’t find a value??
I have a korean tush tag with number 464 on stinger. The tags are also mismatched. Hang tag says 97, tush tag says 98. Any suggestions on rarity/price?
Valentino double error bear with Brown nose and pvc pellets. Original is mispelled as well as surface. 1993 birthday 1994. Whats it worth
Valentino double error bear with Brown nose and pvc pellets. Original is mispelled as well as surface. 1993 birthday 1994. Whats it worth
Our kids got beanie boos for Christmas. On the hand tag there is overlapping grammatical error and spelling errors in the poem. Is there any value to this? My nephew received the same exact dog and his print on the tag is perfect so I don’t think it was an across the board error.
I have pugsly with a blank swing tag on the inside. Is it worth anything?
I have a chip with the inside tah of birthday misspelled January it reads “Jenuary” any value??
Hello, there were many beanie babies that had spelling errors on the swing tag. On Chip specifically, there are known errors of “Jenuary” instead of January and “nixing” instead of mixing. This does not add a lot of value to the beanie, maybe a few extra dollars. Is this a 4th//5th gen swing tag?
The reason it is hard to say that it is valuable is because there is no way to tell exactly how many of these errors are out there as many people have no even opened the swing tag on their Chip beanie.
Let me know if you have any questions!
I have quite a few error/rare beanies but a couple that stand out to me are;
Valentino DOB: Feb 14,1994 with 1993 on tush tag, no tush tag stamp inside, pvc pellets, & the swing tag is misspelled (origiinal and suface, without correction sticker).
Curly I have 2 with errors on swing tag containing misspellings but one has pe pellets and the other has pvc ones also DOB 1996, but the tush tag says 1993. Also the swing tag cuts off Beanie. And no inside tush stamp in either.
Bones 4001 DOB: 1-18-94 but tush tag 1993, no star or stamp inside tush tag, pvc pellets.
I don’t know too much about these but I came across a collection of them recently and when going through them I started to check out prices they are listed for on ebay and have noticed that mine range anywhere from $40 possibly $30k! I want to sell them but am afraid that I don’t have enough knowledge on them to set a correct asking price. I looked into authenticating them however with my collection it would be difficult getting them to one via mail. I know they are authentic, they were bought directly from ty when they came out for my mother’s small hotel gift shoppe, but I’ve been reading that only serious collectors will only buy authenticated ones. If you have any other information you could give me I would love to hear from you. Or if you would like to see images of my collection I can provide that to you. Let me know and thanks in advance!
I have the same issue with my own Bones beanie. I was checking the site Ty Collector and it said the release date for the Bones beanie was June 25, 1994. If it wasn’t “released” until 1994, does that mean the tush tag year of 1993 is an error??? This whole thing confuses me
Hello. The tush tag is not an error, that is how they were originally made.
Thank you! I realized this about 3 hours after I posted this lol.
I am uncertain the value, but I have an original first edition Batty the Bat with P.V.C. pellets that states “death date” instead of “birthdate” in the swing tag. And, I have an original first edition Glory the Bear with P.V.C. pellets that has only five stars on the flag, while other editions have more stars. I also have a original first edition Princess the Bear that has P.V.C. pellets, and made in Indonesia… except her rose on the front of her is red instead of the normal white. I have researched these beanies and I have never seen anyone selling similar ones. Please help, and thank you for your time.
I HAVE GARCIA..STYLE 4051.DATE OF BIRTH 8-1-95,,WITH ERROR SAYING…” THE BEANIES USE TO FOLLOW HIM AROUND. INSTEAD OF STATING …. “USED TO FOLLOW HIM AROUND” CONTACT ME IF INTERESTED.
I have the same, have u found anything out?
I have a Blizzard with ringo tags do you know its worth
I found a red, white and blue collection. The error is that I have a tush tag that says red, but its on a white nosed bear.
I have the Garcia style 4051 mistake bear that says “use” instead of “used”. Contact if interested!
I have Valentino 93,PVC, original and surface are not spelled correctly, it’s in great condition in a box. Also I have “Early” 97, PE pellets, It say Early on Fold tag and Stretch on tush tag, Great condition. Also I have waves the killer whale but the fold and tush tag says echo. The poem also talks about the dolphin. Any input on these?
I have the robin “Early”. The swing tag days the name Early on it but the tush tag says Stretch. Any value in this?
I have a Valentino beanie baby with something that I have not seen anyone else have anywhere, so I don’t know how to find the value. All of the wording inside the hang tag is double stamped, which makes it look kind of blurry looking, almost like a shadow affect. The hang tag also says 1994, and the tush tag says 1993. Does anyone know how I can find the value? Thanks!
I am helping my brother who just scored 5+ tubs of Beanie Babies from someone whose children have collected them more then 20 yrs ago from the beginning and now all grown and moved out most of them is in cylinders, sealed bags, etc.. I am trying to find out prices for them all and these with errors on them. I have a Fortune Panda Bear DOB 12/6/1997 with last four of the bar code 4196 and a red error code on the inside of the tag #425 and outside has 1998. I also noticed on the heart tag inside left on mine doesn’t have the same info as others i’ve seen on ebay it has 3 companies on the left but the 2nd company says Ty Europe LTD Fareham, Hants PO15 5TX, UK Can someone tell me how much this one is worth? And where can I find a price guide book so I can go thru these tubs and help him price them all thanks. 😉
i have 1998 mcdonald’s tweenie beanie baby ‘doby’ that is mislabeled as ‘twigs’. worth anything??
Hello, the McDonalds Beanie Babies don’t have a whole lot of value. Ty and McDondalds did really well with that promotion, but they made so many of them for the Happy Meals that there are just too many out there. At best they are worth $1 each or so.
I am gong through all my old collection and trying to make sense of what is worth anything, so appreciate you site for the knowledge base. Sorry I’m still wrapping my head around the tush tag and generations, so apologize for not knowing how to describe below.
I have a Gracie the goose 1996 Oakbrook IL P.V.C. Pellet Tush Tag BUT a 1995 MYSTIC the dragon hang tag. Any idea what its worth?
Sorry that’s a MAGIC the dragon hang tag
Hello! Versions with mixed up or wrong Hang Tags only have minimal value because it would be easy for someone to switch them on their own. Gracie Beanie Babies tend to sell for around $4 online.