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 ty ( pouch) kangaroo style no.4161 on the inside heart tag but on the left side of heart tag on the last name it says : ty Deutschland 90008 Nurnberg
Handmade in china
Is that rare being that’s from Germany??
I came across a Congo ape or gorilla with a tush tag that says Gracie.
I have a Congo gorilla or ape with the name Gracie on the tag.
I have a Weenie Dauchund with a Gobbles tush tag. Tags and items are in great condition, but my grandson took off the “Ty” tags. Does anyone know is they are worth anything, how much, or is anyone interested in purchasing them? Thanks.
I just came across Radar with PVC pellets and the word ‘flies’ in the poem is spelled ‘ files’
I have a Waves beanie baby that has a Princess hang tag – do you reckon this would be worth anything?
I have a Waves Beanie Baby with a Princess hang tag… likely to be worth anything?
I have a Bennie baby ( Chip ) miss spelled month Jenuary the word mixing is spelled nixing is it worth anything
bananas the monkey’s tag says “suite” instead of suit
I have Millennium and on the heart tag it say Millenium and on the tush tag it say Millennium. They are both different is that REALLY RARE?
I have Chocolate with a 3rd edition tush tag that has the “sufrace” typo. I also noticed in the poem on the swing tag that “moose” is actually typed as “rnoose” Hard to tell at a glance that it’s not a real “m.” I haven’t come across anybody else with this error. Has anybody else seen/heard of this?
I have jake with swing tag and tush tag do not match dates
I have a jake with tag dates not matching. I have a freckles 4066 style also with PVC I have a doby PVC. Nuts PVC. Stretch PVC.
I have the curly with wrong date on tush tag same as the 15k one I seen on eBay is that price realistic I do not have the PVC filler
I have a Britannia bear, Indonesian made, without the flag.
It also has the Valentino swing tag.
The bear is lighter in color, a little more tan than Britannia should be.
I wonder if it is worth getting authenticated…..
I have a halo with a white star on the hang tag, and a spacing error on the poem. Does that increase the value at all?
I also have a mystic and a fetch with different dates on the hang, and tush tags. Does that increase value at all?
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I have tank the armadillo he has nored little star on tush tag is it a common error.
I have a Gobbles with an Inky tush tag.
My 1997 “Snort” Beanie Buddy Bull has the wrong swing tag….his tag says his name is “Red,” a name which belongs to a bear…..
I have come across a Beanie Baby Fortune 1998 Oakrock, IL with a Hang Tag for Erin including Erin’s poem. Date of birth March 17, 1997. Tush Tag states Fortune 1998 Ty Inc.
I have a Snort with Tabascos name in his poem on the hang tag
We have all four 1999 Ronald McDonald House Beanies with the sought after 1993 tush tag error. They’re still in their packages. Would love to sell them.
Is the Kicks bear with swing tag saying 1998 and butt tag saying 1999 of value?
I heard once that the swing tag shows the production date and the tush tag is the release date. go in that direction to find more info
How much should I sell curly bear with errors on eBay
I was going through some older beanie babies I have packed away and found a Weenie dachshund with a Snort hang tag and Weenie tush tag. I haven’t been able to find any information on whether anyone else has seen this.
Linda I have this one as well, but still have not found a price value for it.
I have Squealer the pink beanie baby pig I have at least 11 errors I have found and maybe more I don’t know who to talk to I want to sell him but I think he is extremely rare
I have Doby with no print on a side of tag
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I have Ty osito with errors date of birth tush tag error hologram tag
I have a strut that 1 leg was not sewn on correctly. How would I determine the value? Thank you
I have a McDonalds carded Erin the Bear that is mounted upside down on the top of the card instead of right side up on the lower part of the card where the doors are to remove it. Is this worth anything?