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 clubby bear and his chest badge is upside down we got it from the beanie club years ago with the free bag to put beanies in and i have others how do i find out if there worth anything
I have a Hippity Beanie Baby with “Hoppity” on the tush tag as well as other errors. Has anyone seen this before
Yes
I just bought a “seaweed” beanie and the heart tag said it’s name is “velvet”.
I have a light blue Peanuts with a Velvet hang tag. Someone was asleep at the switch!
I have a 1997 Stretch and a Hissy that have an extra white touché tag. They have a different content label from the other attached touché tag. Is this rare?
Is a beanie baby with an extra blank heart swing tag rare? I have a 2006 Baby Girl beanie that has the normal swing tag and then an extra blank one behind it.
I have a similar tag mystery.
Mine is on a “Pogo” (kangaroo with joey in pouch), and there is an additional single, blank white, heart shaped SWING tag.
I’d be interested to hear whether this is nbd or fairly rare.
My hang tag on Gobbles has this address for the 2nd address TY Europe Ltd.
Fareham, Hants
P015 5TX, U.K.
My Roam and Beak have this also
Rainbow tag says has red in color. Any price difference?
Hi there. I have a Patti TY beanie baby. It has a 4th generation swing tag and 3rd generation Korean tush tag. It has P.V.C pellets. There is no stamp on the tush tag and it seems to have a couple errors.
1. It reads “SUFRACE” WASHABLE instead of surface
2. On the front it is slightly faded but still appears to read “BeanIe Babies” with a lower case l instead of i.
3. Also on the swing tag the capital i looks like a lower case l, like this “BEANIE”
4. Lastly, on the inside of the swing tag I think there is an error with punctuation it reads,
“Ty Inc.
Oakbrook IL. U.S.A” Pretty sure it is missing a comma between Ty and Inc.
I also have 3 (Mel, Erin, and Curly) beanies with 4th generation tush tags that all have the ®️ above the ™️ symbol on the tush tags. And are all Korean tags. Not sure if this is rare but on the inside of Erin’s swing tag the date is actually spelled out “March 17, 1997”. Additionally, Curly is made with P.V.C Pellets, however, I no longer have the swing tag for Curly.
Not sure if these are errors or would increase the value or not so curious if it is worth $. Thanks!
Here are the prices for Patti: http://lovemybeanies.com/patti-beanie-babies-price-guide/
I have Retired 1996 curly Beani baby but on his tush tag it says 1993,brown nose,double tush tags and lots of other thing that look wrong,what i would like to know are these what you would call errors?
Most of my toys from 1996 look wrong. Curly bears have little to no value.
I have an Ariel ty beanie and it is missing the little sunshine to the right of the flower. I can’t find any information on it. I have no idea if it’s worth anything or even collectible. Can anyone help?
I have a Nana the Monkey in excellent condition. Are they worth anything anymore?
I have a Whisper with a Pouch Tush Tag
I have a Goatee 2nd generation beanie baby that has an ! Space between the ! And the last word of the poem. Is that valuable?
I have a rare error that I’ve never seen before anywhere and I’ve been looking awhile. I have a seaweed beanie baby with two hang tags fastened to him both with identical errors being no comma behind oakwood, made with PVC pellets, no UK for Fareham Hants. Also the birth date on both swing tags are in numerical form and both state a different birthdate than what’s on the tag. Looking to sell this one of a kind if anyone is interested please contact me at 484 925 3327. Thank you.
I have a pegasus with one wing. I wanted to return it when I purchased it but my granddaughter wanted to keep it as it was special.
Hello I have a Peace Beanie Baby Bear with the swing tag inside printed Fareham, Hants is that significant in any way?
I have one, as well.
Someone was selling a Beanie Baby called Prance and said that in the poem there was a space between the last word and the exclamation mark. There was the same thing in a panda that I got in 2016 called Ming, Is the space between the last word and the exclamation mark intentional?
Prance’s poem:
“She darts around and swats the air
Then looks confused when nothing’s there
Pick her up and pet her soft fur
Listen closely, and you’ll hear her purr !”
Mings poem:
“I sit in a tree and eat bamboo
I don’t do tricks, I only chew !”
I have a 1996 dotty with a Congo hang tag…anyone else?
My Gobbles turkey has a tush tag that has the name batty
I have a beezee where the tag came off but I have the tag. Difference is my beezee has a completely black vest with no stripes
Is this an error
what about the beanies that say all new materals with pvc pellets i thought the new was made with pc pellets also i have a beanie with date 1996 on tag and 93 tush tag also i have 2 princes dianas one made in indonisia pc pellets with space in poem then one made in china no space with pc pellets i have 3 blackie bears none of the tags read the same but all the same year
Millennium beanie buddy with Halo heart tag
I have bags and bags of first edition beanie bears I am looking to sell. Peace bear, Valentino ave Valentina, millennium, you name it I have it. 2675812640
I’m interested. Email me.
I have one with a double tag? Any ideas?
If you mean on the tush tag, this is usually a Canadian customs tag and only adds about £2 extra value.
I have magic the dragon with a mystic heart tag any extra value???????
Have a Paul with a Neon tush tag- have not seen any postings about this error
Hello,
I have the Light Blue Peanut Elephant, and the heart tag has a space between the last word and the exclamation mark. Is it an error?
Hi,
I also have Claude the crab, and his legs on the right side aren’t spaced apart properly, the last 2 legs are squashed together, and the last right leg is half way on the left side. It it an error?
P.S. I spelt my name wrong on the first comment I did, It’s Keelynne, not Keelynee:)
I have a hoppity with tush tag of blizzard? Didn’t see that on here. Please help me out thanks!
I have some beanies that say Fareham Hants and not Gosport does this change the value?
I have Gracie and she is my only beanie with the stamp & number inside the tush tag. Does the value increase?