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IT WAS HOW THEY WERE ORIGINALLY MADE!!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 Blizzard with tag that says he is RINGO any ideas what it may be worth if any Thanks
I have a tuffy with a white star. The swing tag is a 4th r 5th gen tag. Is this rare or have any worth?
Hi – some Beanie Babies did have the “White Star” on the hang tag and are somewhat rare. I would guess somewhere in the $10-20 range to the right person, as they are somewhat hard to find.
Hello there,
I have SLY ; style 4115 (inside hang tag with poem) — My TUSH TAG is RED, handmade in china, PVC pellets 1993 (LEGS) listed as the name. Any idea how much this is worth?
I was just given over 300 Beanie Babies. I have gone thru all of them, errors I found but can’t find any information on them. I have maybe 10 with Safety Precaution on back of heart tag, and some are Attic Collection. Some of the Tush tags are also Brown. I have numerous that have one date on heart tag, but another date on tush tag. Ex: heart tag 1993, tush tag 1994. “Hoppity” style 4117 DOB: 04-03-96 has Suface on heart tag. “The End” bear has DOB: _._._., no date is present. “Clubby II, dob March 9, 1999- on the back of heart tag, instead of bar code, mine has “BEANIE” in red letters. “Scaly” has a single tush tag. “Pinchers” has single heart tag, no name on tush tag. “Squealer” has error in poem, has Like, not likes. I have a “Halo” & “Halo II”. “Halo” has yellow star w/2000 across heart tag. “Halo II” has silver start w/2000 across heart tag. I know that Ty couldn’t use http://www.ty.com since it was already in use. I have some with http://www.ty.com. Do you have any info on any of these?
Hello. I have a Curly bear (style 4052 dob 4-12-96) with a tush tag that says Blackie. How rare is this and how much is it worth?
I have Echo, the dolphin but both the hang and tush tags say Waves with poem for Waves; any value? I cant find any similar ones on the net any where.
Ihave a the beanie boo Cancun but when i look at other Cancuns it does’nt look the the closest color matching of Cancun is duchess the beanie boo i men it would make sense an maybe if im rih itll worth something. any help on this mystery?
Hello! I’m not that familiar with Beanie Boo’s, but I see that the fabric will vary on different Cancun Boos.
I have a Pouch the kangaroo beanie baby with the “Hissy” hang tag and poem. Is this worth any money?
I have a cat teenie beanie with incorrect red heart label saying it is ‘Nook the Husky’ – is this very rare? Any idea on value?
Hi … I have a Patty the Platypus beanie – 1993 – PVC pellets – made in Indonesia … I can’t find anything about it either online or on Ebay … would you have any idea of the value … Thank you
I have a blue peanut with a snort tush tag
I have a Kicks bear with 1998 on the hanging tag and 1999 on the tush tag. Does this increase it’s value?
Hello! That is how Beanie Babies were originally made, with mis-matched dates on the tags.
On a couple tush tags they placed a sticker with the star, try name and R in a circle
I have a peace beanie that has original miss-spelled origiinal n also on back it has suface wash mis-spelled
I have an old 1993 brown bear beanie baby with the name blackie written on his tush tag. Any idea about this?
I have Clubby (DOB July 7, 98) with what I think is a 6G tush tag, but there’s a ‘3’ to the right of the TY heart. My main question regarding value: the Canada tag isn’t sewn into the bear, it’s attached to the other little name tush tag with one of the red plastic fasteners that’s used to secure the swing tag to the ear. Is there any extra value in this one? I can forward pictures if needed.
Hi,
I have a Halloween Witchy beanie bear that has an extra 1/2 swingtag attached to it thats not printed, the dob on the swingtag is 2006 and the tush tag is 2007. I read something about TY adding extra swingtags to some beanies for markets outside the us. does anyone know anything about this?
I have Valentina (Mint Condition) Swing tag reads “Gasport” rather than “Gosport”. P.E. pellets 1999. I am hearing mixed reviews if it would be worth anything or not. Can anyone help? Thank you.
Ps. I also have Nibbler with the same conditions, (Mint) as well as the “Gasport” error. Thank you.
Here is a Valentina with the error for sale for $6.50:
Valentina Beanie Babies
The Nibbler is probably in the $1-$5 range.
I have a Valentiny and the tush tag has the circle R after babies and the tm after collection. Is this worth anything? Also it’s 1993 on tush with 2-14-94 on swing and left swing side says Ty UK Ltd. does this make it more valuable?
IS THE TY LAS VEGAS BEAR WORTH ANYTHING?
BORN 3/16/2005
Maybe $1-$5. They probably still sell them somewhere in Vegas.
I have a Princess Diana memorial beanie baby with PVC pellets made in Indonesia in 1997 but with the tush tag name “smoochy” on it, is this error worth anything as I cannot find anything about it
I have Chip the Cat with a tush tag that says Legs.
I have Hissy the snake with a wrinkles swing tag. Any value?
Hello, I have a Valentino born on Feb 14, 1994, tush says 1993. With brown nose, misspellings in “original” and “surface, no stamp, double space between the words “made” and “in”. The only thing is that it says PE pellots and not PVC. Any idea on price? Very good condition by the way.
Here is information on Valentino Beanie Babies: http://lovemybeanies.com/valentino-beanie-babies-price-guide/
hi i have a beanie baby Spike the rhinoceros. the hanging tag says spike but the butt tag says maple and its in mint condition. and I had since the day it came out and my mom bought for me new . what is he worth
I have a”Waves” that I’d a dolphin. Isn’t waves a wale?
Heya,
I have several with the gasport mistake, but I was wondering if my Roary the lion beanie with 2 swing tags is worth anything (serial numbers are the same on both tags). I bought him like this over 10 years ago.
Oh and on a side note do you have any information on the current Princess Diana bear craze, as I have seen many “first” edition bears now for sale but nowhere actually tells you what the exact description is of this rare 100 exclusive bear are and how they differ from the rest.
Hi there – I have two Beanies I thought I’d ask about, if you don’t mind. The first one is a 5th generation Iggy the iguana with a Nuts (Jan- 1996)Hang tag from Oakbrook ,IL. – The second would be a 4th generation (Aug 1, 1995) Garcia Bear with the word “use” as opposed to “used” in the poem, with a tush tag of Oakbrook, IL. I have been searching for comparable items, and can’t seem to find anything to base a value of either of these on. Could you possibly offer your thoughts on their value?
I HAVE A RAINBOW IGGY WITH A NUTS HANG TAG..IS IT WORTH ANY THING
Incorrectly colored (Tye Dyed) Iggys are actually more common than the correct (Blue/Green) colored ones. There were five runs of Iggys, three of which were in tye dye. That being said, they’re worth about the same (99¢-$2.00). Same goes for Rainbow.
Tush tag mess ups are pretty common. They MIGHT add value to the right buyer, but it won’t be much (maybe a couple extra bucks if you’re lucky)
I have got a Platinum members club beanie, he has 3 tags. 1 swing tag and 2 tush tags one on each side . Eg one on each (top) of his legs. Is it worth anything i have been looking everywhere and cant see any like him. Anybody know?