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
is there more than one iggy. I have seen some with tongues and some without. is one more valuable than the other.
thanks
I have a smitten with a uppercase letter thats where its not supposed to be. how much is it?
I have a lavender Happy the Hippo with a hang tag that is blank. Is this rare?
I have a lot of beanie babies made in Indonesia and w errors but are all 4th generation I believe. Where can I go to get true value of them
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Selling Beanie Babies is very difficult because there are way more sellers than buyers, but eBay is the most active marketplace.
I have a Beanie Baby 2.0 “Scaredy” the black cat. There is an error in that the 2007 birthday on the hang tag does not match the 2008 date on the tush tag. I have not found this error anywhere else and am wondering how much that makes mine worth?
To my best knowledge that is not an error. It means that Scaredy was first introduced in 2007, and yours was issued in 2008.
I have a “Mystic” unicorn with iridescent horn with tag error of 1994 on heart shaped tag that opens like book but 1993 in tush tag. What makes the difference in generations on the tush tags? Does this have any value?
Have another tag with my tush tag, it has 2086484?
Hello,
I have a freckles the Leopard beanie. The tush tag is correct, but the swing tag says stripes and has the birthday and poem for stripes the tiger. Is this rare?
I HAVE A “CURLY” BEANIE BABIE THAT HAS A DATE OF BIRTH : APRIL 12,1996 AND A TUSH TAG OF 1993, BUT DOES HAVE A NUMBER STAMP ON THE INSIDE OF THE TUSH TAG. HOW MUCH IS THIS ONE WORTH, IT IS A 5TH GEN HANG TAG FOR SURE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU CAN
I HAVE A 1997 SNAKE BEANIE BABY WITH 5TH GENERATION TUSH TAG WITH NAME HISSY AND A 4TH GENERATION HANG TAG WITH WRINKLES STYLE 4103 DOB 5/1/96 CAN YOU TELL ME HOW RARE THIS IS AND APPROX THE VALUE AS WELL
I have two Rainbow the Chameleons. One is slightly smaller than the other, colors a tad different. But the big difference is the neck flap, one is pointed and the other is rounded.
I have a Curly DOB 4-12-96 & tush tag of 1993. I have heard that it is worth some good money. Is there any way to know?
Wow there’s a lot of comments errors listed here.
I have a Canyon and the poem has some errors. It reads
I climb rocks and run really fast
Try to catch me, it’s a blast
Through the mountains, Iused to room
Now in your yoom, I’ll call it home !
Is there any added value because of this?
I have Halo II with a hang tag that says “Beanie Baby’s” . Is this worth anything ?
Hello. I have an “ears” bunny that has a “bones” tush tag….. does that change his value at all?
I have a “waves” that is a grave dalphen! Its supposed to be black..
I have a McDonald’s glory bear with a tag error on the tush tag say 1993 instead of 1997. Is this worth anything.
I have a magenta Patti the Platapus with a typo on its tush tag “sufrace washable”
also have a valentino with a brown nose and the “origiinal” and “suface” errors
Halo and Halo II have Brown nose black eyes error
hi there, i have a strut beanie with the quackers tush tag.. haven’t seen this anywhere.. it’s pvc pellets, no stamp inside tush, and a few errors like extra spacing on hang tag… Any input would be greatly appreciated!!
What about the Beanie Baby Club bear named Clubby? (I think that’s his name) They originally sent out so many in a lighter red/brown/grey fabric (can’t think how to describe) but once it became more popular they retired the original and sent out a navy blue Clubby with a Beanie Baby Club plastic patch over the heart. I haven’t been able to find information on them! May have missed it on the site 🙂
I have a Clubby II bear. The swing tag is labeled Clubby II and looks identical to Clubby II but the tush tag is labeled Clubby. Any ideas on this error or whether or not it would be considered rare or of higher value?
I know tush tag errors are common but what about a hoppity rabbit with a claude the crab hang tag on it?
Carnation Beanie birth-date 6/22/02
In the first sentence of the poem states: I’m pink, I’m pink, ‘image’ that.. It should say ‘imagine’ instead. The back of the swing tag states: ‘Surface Wash’ instead of Surface Washable. No where on either tags states where it was made.
I’ve have spent endless hours trying to find another Carnation Beanie with errors on the internet with no avail.
Do you or anyone reading this have any information please. ~Thank You~
I have a Scoop beanie baby with a “Batty” hang tag, birth date 1996 with style number. I also have a Seaweed beanie baby where P.V.C is missing the period after the C., 1995, style number in tag.
I have a Mattie (the cat) Beanie Baby with a hand tag that has five silver stars above the words beanie babies. It doesn’t look like any of the generation tags you listed….is this an error?
What are the different tush tags that are talked about (chocolate tush tag, sly tush tag)?
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I’ve found an Iggy with Rainbow hang and tush tags, a rainbow with an Iggy hang tag was wondering the rarity of these? I’m sure I’ll find more as my grandmother was an avid collector! Any info would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
I have a Valentino bear with p.v.c pellets, Original spelled “Origiinal”, Surface spelled “suface”, has a red star on the tush tag & no stamp.
I also have a Valentina with Gosport spelled “Gasport”, and a silver collectable stamp (if thats the word for it), no red star & no stamp on the inside of the tush tag.
Would that make these valuable?