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 chicken with the bonnet, and the butt tag is brown,also the TY tag is brown. I can’t find it’s worth. Can you help? Her name is bonnie.
I have a 4th generation tagged Ziggy the zebra, tush tag says ziggy, but swing tag is marked as Ears …value?
$1-$5
Curly error I found a space between To and this and the word at the end of the poem you exclamation point is too close to the letter o.
I am selling beanie babies for an old friend of mine. he has a Blizzard white tiger beanie baby, and it says Ears on it’s tush tag, but it says Blizzard on it’s swing tag! I have been looking and looking and can’t find this error anywhere!
I have a peace bear that has a sticker “surface washable” Looks like it was added later. Is this worth anything.
I have a Fleece with a Chocolate tush tag
Hello, I found a Flip the cat that has a snort flip tag. Any information on rarity and value would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
I have a giraffe Beanie Baby with “Puffer” name tag ?
I have a Libearty Beanie Baby that is missing the flag on the chest. I can’t seem to find anybody else that has a Libearty with this error. Is it rare?
I have a Patti who’s hang tag is completely blank on inside (PVC pellets and no stamp on tush tag). Also, a Peace with Curly tush tag, errors on hangtag (missing comas, no UK on address), PVC, and no stamp. Either of these worth anything?
squealer poem error: he’ll will instead of he will or just he’ll
I have Bernie with double hang tag and bold letters, numeric D.O.B. Spaces between the periods on DOB No comma after Oakbrook before IL. No UK after 5tx. 1965 (KR). PVC Pellets. It’s this rare?
I have Nanook with the same errors but one hang tag. I have Claude with errors and legs with errors
I have a Claude the Crab Beanie Baby.
There is ®️ above the TM on his tush tag and and has a space before the “!” In his poem. I’ve read it has a high value. Can you confirm?
Hi i have doby the doberman with a 1997 teddy tush tag
I have a grey dolphin with a tush tag that says Echo, but also have a black whale with a tush tag that says Echo. Neither have their swing tags. Are they both named Echo or is one an error and are either worth anything without the swing tag?
I have an original Gobbles in pristine condition minus the tag because it was removed not knowing it was a colectors item from 20 years ago. The ty tag with name is still attached and has never been on display or exposed to sunlight, elements or even my child. I took it out of storage today (inside a plastic bag inside a Tupperware, inside a box, and came across an article mentioning how rare it was. How can I tell what it’s worth?
What is the value of both tags are wrong
So there are no Erin bears worth 7000.00 to 10,000.00?
LOL
So it’s NOT an error that you find a period instead of a comma after IL?
LOL
I have a bear tush tag says sammy hang tag says peace. Is there any value there.
I have a “Twigs” giraffe 5th Generation with an “Iggy: tush tag. I have not heard of any of errors like the one I have.
I have a lot of retired beanie babies I know that most of the thousands of dollars for many is foolish so how do you know the tru value
I have a lot of retired beanie babies I know that most of the thousands of dollars for many is foolish so how do you know the tru value also is there a web sight to show what beanie babies reall sold for
You can go to E-Bay and put in an advanced search for Beanie Babies and then the name of the beanie, the scroll down and click on sold. Then search and you’ll get a list of the ones that sold and for how much. Hope this helps you.
I have Crunch the shark beanie baby with the toosh tag saying Fleece. Any others out there?
Why is there such a huge amount of money put on the web for beanie bears do people really pay those prices
No
I just found my old box of Beanie Babies and have a 5th Gen Doby with the tush tag for Ziggy. Haven’t been able to find any other one like it online….
I have a maple McDonald ty bear from the 90’s. It says ‘93 an ‘96 so not sure what year it’s from. Old but still new in the package
I have rainbow and a couple of them are as it says Red, green, blue and yellow but I also have some that are blue and teal with yellow. The birth date is 10-14-1997. Any value to these?
We have a Buttons with the wrong hang tag name, says Zahari and is also missing a poem.
I have an original new in unopened box Glory bear from the McDonald’s Ronald McDonald house collection with the errors. The year and the name Oak Brook errors. Any thoughts ?
Not many thoughts