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 goatee that has Gosport spelled correctly but the other mistakes are still there….including the date not matching from the swing tag with the tush tag…..there is no stamp inside the tush tag and the gap is there before the exclamation point, yet Gosport is spelled correctly. No one can explain it.
I have a 1993 “Curly” beanie baby with p.v.c. pellets. the inside of the swing tag is blank with no printing what so ever. Is this an error and how rare is this?
I have an ally ty beanie babie mint cond.w/11 errors but one extremly rare one is on inside top left were Tyinc is all caps and no space between it it looks like thisTYINC
Ally I forgot name addresd
I have two Goochy Beanie Babies that both have the misspelled Gasport, along with a Smoochy that also has the misspelled Gasport.
I have “dog” with a huge glob of glue coming from his left eye. Is that anything of value?
I have several BB’s with errors but is Halo and Halo ll with black eyes and a brown nose actually an error? Thanks!
I have a Kiwi with absolutely no tush tag and never had one. Anyone else have this??
I have a minsky rabbit that is spelled minksy on both tags.
I have a peace bear with the following errors and details listed below. Any information is appreciated. I am confused about its value
*original spelled “origiinal”
*born 1996
* tush tag says made with pe pellets.
*surface wash sticker on the back of the heart tag
Maybe other error but I am still learning.
I have a doby that has a 1997 teddy tush tag. I bought it when doby first came out from couch house gifts
I have a 1997 Bongo, date of birth: August 17, 1995, the tush tag has Prance on it. Would this increase the value?
Had a dog named Gigi the tag Iggy which is lizard
I have a 1997 white Angel cat beanie. 3rd gen swing tag with surface spelled “suface”. It has 1st generation tush tag that says it’s made with “polyester fiber & PVC Pellets in cloth bag” Made in China.
I have not seen this error on this particular beanie before. Tags are near mint with slight rub off of the word retain on the back of swing tag. I’m looking to sell it. Any ideas on if it’s rare? Thank you!
I don’t think it has a 1st Gen Tush, check again.
Hi again! I’m not sure what generation tush tag it is because it is made of CLOTH & not like the other material that beanies have. The front of the tush tag is the red heart with white ty & underneath to the right is the registered mark in black. The back of the tag has TY, INC. then the copyright date of 1997 in red, the rest of the tag is in black. It has the CE on the bottom of tag too. I have it listed on eBay. I don’t know when cloth tush tags were produced…???
Hey! So that Angel is apart of the Ty Classics line. There are 6 different versions:
2 Persian Cats: one 17 inch and one 20 inch
4 Himalayan Cats: 10 inch, 12 inch, 17 inch and 20 inch.
The larger they are, typically you can get slightly more for them.
you don’t say which Beanie it is, but it sounds like a 1st generation.
look up 1st generation tush tags
First let me say I am glad this is here to assist New customers. I have the whole set of four McDonald’s international bears. The great blessing is each one the four bears in set have same exact error from box, to ear tag and rush tag. Each was made and introduced in 1998 and 1997, but on tush tag it is printed 1993. Since these bears share several rarities I can not see asking for less than $2500.00
I have a Radar 3rd generation tush tag with the word SUFRACE, spelled wrong. Worth anything?
I have a Princess Bear with a lighter yellow star on tag. All other tags are bright yellow. Is this normal
Could be fake
I have a Hoppity with a Ringo tush tag, have you heard of that one before?
I have not
Is there a reputable TY Beanie Babies dealer in the San Francisco or Sacramento area so that I can bring the beanies to a live person instead of EBay or Amazon?
Probably not
i have beanie baby named baby ginger it has so many factory mistakes its unbelievable i believe it is a proto type that shouldnt have left the factory .
how do i go about getting ahold of ty warner and being able to speak to him about it.
He is one of the richest people in the U.S. – perhaps try staying at one of his hotels.
I have a Snort with a strange watermark under the Ty heart on tush tag. It’s almost like a sideways “&” watermark. Any thoughts?
Not sure.
Who where and when are all these comments and questions answered? How much would a Millennium bear without the two in 2000 be worth?
As explained in the article, Millennium have very little value.
I have a Amber beanie baby. February 21, 1999
Space between tame and !
tame !
Her mouth is crooked.
And her tush tag is only one sided. Not doubled or looped.
I have a millennium bear that never got a tush tag. Just an ear tag
I have Batty and his butt tag says Spooky instead of Batty
Have a 1999 international bear. Brittania bear with no flag on it. Is it worth anything?
Here are 1999 International Bears on eBay to get an idea of value: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=1999+international+beanie+babies&_sop=15&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.TRS0&_nkw=1999+international+beanie+babies&_sacat=0
I have a Books Beanie Babies with no pellets or stuffing in the legs. Is this normal?
Could be a hole!
I have a beanie baby and it has a consumer tag on it as well as the tush tag. Is this rare. I haven’t seen anymore like it. I wish we could add pics on here
Might be a Canadian Tush Tag?
I have a squealer with a blank tush tag… Is that an error and is it valuables?
Squealers have value if they have a 1st Generation Tag: http://lovemybeanies.com/1st-generation-beanie-babies-tush-tag/
I have a black Zip the cat 1993 tush tag and another tush tag. It has a small white spot on the forehead. Is it more valuable?
There are 4 different Zip the Cat versions. The most valuable versions will have 1st Generation Tush Tags: http://lovemybeanies.com/1st-generation-beanie-babies-tush-tag/