Looking to uncover the hidden value of your Beanie Babies collection?
Errors in tags, spellings, and production can turn these beloved plush toys into rare treasures worth far more than their original price. In this updated Beanie Babies Error Price Guide, we dive into the most sought-after mistakes that collectors hunt for in 2025.
Whether you’re a seasoned collector or just curious about your attic finds, discover how these unique flaws can skyrocket the value of your Beanie Babies and learn what to look for to spot a jackpot!
🏷️ Types of Beanie Babies Errors
- Wrong Tush Tags
- Gasport Error
- Misspellings
- Poem Errors
- Punctuation Errors
- Production Errors
🔄 Wrong Tush Tags
Pinchers the Lobster
Error: With Chocolate Tush Tag
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🏭 Gasport Instead of Gosport Error
📅 Millennium Beanie Baby Error
The word Millennium is misspelled “Millenium” on the Swing & Tush Tag. This is a very common, lots of them exist.
Current Value: On their best day, an error Millennium might sell for $20.00 online.
Typically they sell for $0.99-$9.99.
🐻 Garcia Bear Errors
Error: Poem says “The Beanies use to follow” instead of “used”
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.
Garcia Bear
Error: Made in Korea Tush Tags
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Most error Made in China Garcia Bears sell in the $10 range.
☮️ Peace Bear Errors & Variations
Peace Bear errors are fairly common. They typically sell in the $3-20 range online.
Peace Bear – No Emblem (Rare!)
Authenticated
October 2021
$450 is the highest recorded price for a no emblem Peace bear. It also featured a Canadian Tush Tag.
📝 Other Known Errors
Goldie the Fish
Heart Tag: 4th Generation
Tush Tag: 3rd Generation
Error: Surface misspelled “Surfrace” on Tush Tag
Ally the Alligator
Heart Tag: 4th Generation
Tush Tag: 3rd Generation
Error: Surface misspelled “Surfrace” on Tush Tag
🦡 Runner Ferret/Weasel – Poem Variation
Mean Poem (Rare):
“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!”
Righty
Error: With upside down flag
October 2019
Princess
Error: Rose in wrong place
November 2021
I have a Early with a Sly tush tag
I have a sly(fox) with the wrong butt(tush) tag, the butt tag says stinky. Funny as it is, I was wondering if anyone else has run into this and any idea as to if it changes the value or not. Thanks
1995 tabasco with SUFRACE instead of surface on the tush tag. brand new condition.
I have a snort that has a strut tag
I have a Squealer pig but has a seamore tag.
i have a Lucky with 2 tush tags. One of them ‘replaces’ one of the legs. So, rather than 6 legs, it has 5 legs. The tag that replaces the leg has an arrow over it pointing to the correctly placed tag.
Lucky was a lady bug not a spider
I have Iggy and Rainbow with the wrong colors but no swing tags. Iggy has a tongue. Are these worth anything?
I also have 3rd generation Grunt and Radar with “sufrace” instead of “surface” on the tush tags. Again no swing tags. Are they worth anything?
The Grunt isn’t worth much, the Radar might have some value. With 1st Gen Tush Tags: http://lovemybeanies.com/1st-generation-beanie-babies-tush-tag/ they can be worth over $50+ authenticated. 2nd Gen Tush Tag versions probably around $5-$10.
Ah, they have 3G tush tags.
What about Scoop with a 3G tush tag that says “sufrace” and a hang tag that I cut off but still kept?
The Scoop won’t have much value unfortunately.
I have a Wrinkles with a Hoppity Tush Tag, any idea as to it’s worth?
I have a Bucky with Scoop tush tag.
This might be odd…i have a pinky without the star on tush tag pvc pellets. No tm on tush tag and a leg sewn on backwards. Would this make it rare?
The leg sewn on backwards puts it over the top.
I would have it authenticatied by Peggy Gallagher
I have a Valentino with no name on the tush tag, common?
There are versions of Valentino that won’t have his name on the Tush Tag, so I’m not sure if it’s one of those or an error.
Is a soccer bear without the soccer ball on the front of it increase it’s value?
It probably would increase its value.
I just saw one like that, it sold for$125
Have seen the following on ebay – some seem expensive
So would like to know if any are rare/any value and what i need to look out for on them to see if they are rare.
Britannia Bear Dec 15th 1997 – Gasport instead of Gosport – with ribbon and union jack sewn on – made in china
Glory Bear – July 4th 1997 with 1998 tush
Mystic – 1993 tush – with Squealer 1993 hang –
Buckingham Buddy – 2000 – many seem to be listed at £15
Magic Buddy – 2002
Hello! Those all appear to be very commonly found Beanies, although I wouldn’t know that much about the Beanie Buddies. Mystic’s can have value with 1st Gen Tush Tags.
I am sorry but I forgot to add that it has a hologram tush tag. All signs say it is authentic and rare but that 2nd loop tush tag is throwing me way off. Thanks again for any help anyone can do.
I have a ‘Blizzard’ (White striped tiger) with the proper “tush tag” – but a ‘Stripes’ swing tag.
Any idea if this is a known error or what may be it’s value?
Hello, Errors on tags are fairly common, it’s probably worth slightly more than what a non error Blizzard would cost.
I have an original millennium beanie bear but on the tush tag it says Valentina. I can’t find a single other one with this error online, and it is in pristine condition. Any idea what this is worth?
Hello! Errors on tags are fairly common, especially on the Millennium bear. It might be worth slightly more than what a non error version might cost, maybe $1-$10.
I have one just like that. I hope someone knows anything.
I have a crunch that has a lot of ? and ! space errors in the pattern. Is this common?
I have a Millennium bear that has it spelt wrong it’s spelt “millenium” the tag is great condition and everything I was wondering what the value is on it
Most Millennium bears sell in the $5-10 range
It us deceptive the beanie baby millennium spelt with one “n” on both the tosh tag and the ear tag plus the spelling of the gostown is gastown misprint range from 29.00 to over 6000.00 who is telling the truth hard to know
I have a Coral fish with a Peanuts
Tush tag. Is it worth anything?
I have Daisy the cow with a mystic tush tag. Any thoughts on it?
I have a Mystic the Unicorn with Daisy’s tag. Iridescent horn, but Daisy’s poem, date of birth and name. Is this worth anything? I’ve never seen this error before.
I have a squealer with pvc, oriiginal tag, suface and misspelling in poem… “he’ll will”….any idea what it’s worth?
I have a few with errors if anybody could help me with what they are worth I’d be grateful.
I have 2 pudsey one made in China and one made in Indonesia
I have a few more made in Indonesia.
I have ness-e beanie buddy with no mention if what pellets it has
I have 2 that say plastic pellets.
Fortune has different dates on the hang tag to the tush tag,
I have 2 attic babies one does not say what pellets and the other is pvc pellets
2 coconuts but one tush tag doesn’t say the name and is a different colour plus it don’t have sparkly eyes like the other
I have pounds that has a tag attached to the tush tag which says not to be removed until delivered to the consumer Aswell as other legal stuff it’s also written in French Aswell as English
Can anyone help please
Ally with Seamore tush tag 1993, PVC
Do you have any info on “Scurry” 2000 spider beanie baby?
Scurry was not a spider. Scurry was a Beetle.
why do some beanies have birthdates on hang tag, but have different date on tush tag. is this common
Hello! That is how they were originally made.
The prices listed on ebay for some of these, are they realistic? For example, Peace with the errors is listed for thousands on ebay.
Some of the prices on eBay are not realistic but many of them are. I would search by sold listings and by lowest price to get a realistic idea on any given beanie.
Ok. I have a very interesting princess Diana bear. Has space. 472 marked on inside of tag. Made in China. P.E. Pellets. 1997. Here is the oddity: The star on the hang tag is white (not yellow) with black lettering.
if it has a mark on the inside of the tag it means its a fake
No the red circle inside the rag means it was a Chinese factory number.
No it doesn’t. It means the opposite.
The stamp on the inside of the Tush Tag does not make it a “fake”, it means it is a later generation tag and that indicates that it is not the valuable version of your Beanie.
Hi, my Echo the Dolphin has different size eyes
i have runner with 2 different poems or sayings on them. one is kind of disturbing… are these worth anything if you have them both