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 white Magic the dragon with iridescent wings and the tush tag says Pinky. Anyone know the value?
Thank you so much for this valuable information. I got excited when I saw the post on Facebook. But should have know, it was too good to be true.
Between me and my family we have over 300 BB’s.
I retire next month. Looks like a fun project to dig into.
Thanks again!
On the left arm of a snort beanie baby there fabric error where the red fur meet else meets the hood fur. It must been the end fabric. What is this worth?
Probably the same as a regular Snort.
Hello: I need someone who can guide me. I have a Claude with what I count as having 16 errors on him.
Never been played with stored in an air tight container protected from heat and cold. Never exposed to a smoker. Absolutely stunning condition. This Clause has many errors. Making him one of the rarest Beanie Baby I have ever seen. Look at pictures provided to follow list of mistakes. Starting with the face of the swing tag the “I” in Original look like lower case “L’s”. BEANIE AND BABY are bold lettered. Inside left swing tag has a R with a circle around it after the word Babies, and the letters “TM” after the word Collections. Right side of swing tag spells his name as follows “Claude” not “CLAUDE”. Also has style 4083 after his name. After DATE OF BIRTH there is a space then a colon a space. There is an “!” Right after the last L in SHELL with no space, after the word “page” there are 3 “!!!” Considered to be very rare. Now moving to the Tush Tag. There is no factory stamp on the inside of the Tush Tag, there is a red star on the front of the tag with 2 R’s with circles around them and 2 TM’s, his name is written Claude not CLAUDE. On the back side of the Tush Tag there is no punctuation after Oakbrook, and this Claude which is not a mistake comes with P.V.C. Pellets. So that’s a total of 16 errors when matched up with the Manufacturer Standards. I can take additional pictures upon request.free shipping for US only. Should I get him authenticated?
Some Claude’s can sell for upwards of $20. It would not be worth authenticating because it would cost around that to send it in. There are at least 5 known tush tag errors on Claudes. It has a number of other errors associated with its production. If you actually found one without errors, that might be worth more then the ones that do have errors.
I know I just left you the information on my Claude but I also have another. I have a Royal Blue Clubby with a rainbow ribbon around his neck and a club button on his chest. He is still sealed in the manufactures plastic bag. My question is he was manufactured with out a bar code on the back of his swing tag. I was told by a collector that the reason he has no bar code is because he was part of a set, so I looked up all sets with him in them and yes there are no bar codes on the back of the swing tags but in red in the middle of the tag is the word Beanies. And there pictures of there Clubby are totally different than my Clubby. So then I was told that it was impossible for any Beanie Baby made after 1996 to leave the factory without a bar code. My Clubby is 1998. What should I do with him?
Perhaps it’s the version that came in the Club Packs?
Thanks for the response. So now I’ve looked up pictures of all Club Packs that contained 1998 Clubby and the back of the swing tags associated with 1998 Clubby Club Packs do not compare with each other. Your response window will not allow me to insert pictures. If you have an email I can send you some pictures if that would help. And if this is as rare as I think it is should I get him Authenticaded?
You can send pictures on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovemybeanies/
I have a Stinger the Scorpion beanie baby with a swing tag for “Princess.” Is there any information on such an error?
HI! I just found a Beanie Buddy “Melvin” Moose that has a “Herder” Sheepdog heart tag. Is this a know error? Thanks for any info!
i have a 1996 error on a hang tag of floppity rabbit its printed origiinal if anyones interested in it$$$$
Sure, how much and where are you located?
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I have a seaweed the otter with two swing tags. Is this rare? How much would it be worth
Yes it is, any Beanie with two swing tags is scarce and valuable. Check eBay and other sites for value. Trust me, it’s not run of the mill!
Anyone could just add another swing tag to any Beanie. I would be careful buying these.
I have the class of 99 wiser with 2 swing tags. I almost donated it with the other tons of beanies. I have had it since it first came out and never thought anything of it till I came across this form. Thanks I guess I will have to check it out. No mine is not fake I have been the sole owner since I purchased it at Hallmark way back when he first came out. 🙂
Hi I have Quackers the duck with a Zip the Cat Tush tag is it worth anything? It has a 4th Gen hang tag.
Hello, the answer is YES it does have value, check eBay. I have a Goldie w/ a Spot heart tag and it’s one of my faves. I suggest check online at other sites, if anyone says it’s worthless don’t believe them, otherwise every Beanie would have the factory errors
Quackers w/ a Zip tush tag MAY have additional value. But that is very different from a Goldie w/ a Spot heart tag. ANYONE can switch heart tags. Not all “oddities” are valuable. And not all errors are “rare”. When Iggy & Rainbow were introduced it seemed that more were made with the others tag than their own. Check multiple sites before spending money on some of these rare, hard to find oddities and errors.
I have Flip the ty beanie baby . The tush tag is dated 1993 and the TY tag has DATE OF BIRTH : 2-28-95. Is that a rare error that would add value to it?? Also the tush tag has a little sticker with the TY in the heart, star top left of sticker and the R in a circle is at the bottom right side of sticker.If anyone can help, I would appreciate it so much.thank you
I just found a Valentino with that same little sticker on the Tush Tag like you described. I want to pull it off so bad to see what mistake they are trying to hide but if that’s the way they were supposed to come then I would have ruined my Beanie. Let me know with a post if you find anything out. Thanks
Hello, I highly suggest you leave the sticker on. Any value attached would be gone if it were removed, besides the Valentino with the sticker is valuable. Many of mine have stickers and variations/errors. It truly makes a difference from the regulars
Hi, I have the same kind of Flip and a Pinchers,Ziggy, Spot and MYSTIC. To my knowledge the sticker is there because it was originally released without the star on the swing tag, which would be a factory error. Then re-released as the one you have. I’m not sure the value, I can only assume it has a little more value being a factory error. They did release various Beanies without a heart on the tush tag, which are errors themselves. They make up a good part of my collection. One tip, look in second hand stores for Beanies, they go cheap there. Many of mine were purchased that way. Happy hunting
Beanie baby hippie may4,1998 …why do I see 16,000-then 750.00
Then nothing over $10 ?? I can’t find original tagging is speculatively differ t so how do I know why is real..have photos …need answers.
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I have a Legs the Frog with a “Spot” heart tag.
I have a “jolly” that has no writing in the hang tag star where it should say “beanie original baby”…..worth anything?
i have several sledder the husky jna 2008 with the tags on the wrong ear where do I go to find out how much they are worth?
If errors dont cause the increase of the price of a retired ty beanie than why do alot of sellors it seems the price is up there.
I don’t know why sellers price Beanie Babies the way they do, but most errors can be found for very affordable prices.
I have Britannia with an Erin tush tag. Any value?
Is a red Digger crab worth anything?
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I have a Hoot with the style # inside, and multiple errors:
no , after Oakbrook
No inside tush tag stamp
An R and TM on tush tag
A customs tag ‘Ont. Reg. No. 2068484
Any value here?
Thanks!
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The tm and r doesn’t really mean anything. It’s on lots of them
I have whisper with Gasport instead of Gosport any value for him
I have a ty with 2 heart swing tags. is this good?
I have a Floopity with 2 tush tags,one is the regular tag ,the other is a consumer warning tag that is not to be removed till deliverd to the consumer. Is it worth anything?
I have a Hippity that does not have a tm above the name on the tush tag. Is this worth extra because of that?
I have a mystic unicorn the shiny multicolor looking there are many questions I have I believe this one can be rare someone please help me
Mystic: http://lovemybeanies.com/mystic-beanie-babies-price-guide/
What if the end is upsidedown on the end bear
My Valentino has a white star instead of a yellow star on the hang tag. I have had this beanie authenticated and was told it is super rare.
My Beanie Baby is Beak and it says Gasport on it not Gosport. Worth anything?
Have Nuts (not Nutty) the Squirrel With Heart tag that says Hissy. Rear hang tag does say Nuts.
Also have Goochy the Jellyfish, 1/2 of the rear Hang tag is glossy silver. Had to use magnifying glass and tilt tag using a light to read, says Beanie Baby Collection. You see more print in the background but I can’t read it.
is this rare?
I have a Bernie with Freckles tush tag; didn’t see it on the error list?
I have an Echo the dolphin with a Goldie tush tag. I haven’t been able to find anything like this out there. Valuable?
I have a Owl with ASS 97 on hat they left of the CL. What is it worth?