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
My Valentino has a brown nose. Is this an error that is noteworthy?
The all have brown noses
No, this is a myth, all Valentino bears were made with a brown nose
I have a Pouch kangaroo beanie baby with a swing tag for the Bones (a dog i believe) beanie baby instead. Is that worth anything? The tush tag is correct however.
I have a Princess Diana 1997 beanie that has a comma in the open space between Uk and Canada on swing tag. Very noticeable and probably unique. I checked the tush tag and there is no inspection stamp inside. Would like to hear if any others have been found.
My Righty tush tag says sufrace instead of surface.
i have lizzy the lizard with wrong poem is differant then what ty originally publised the one on my say lizzy loves legs the frog she hides with him under logs both of them search for flies underneath the clear blue skies
I also have that exact same lizzy the lizard but I’m not sure if it’s worth anything
I have a Garcia Beanie Baby with a Coral tush tag. Wondering how rare and value. Thanks!
I have knuckles the pig with a cloth tag that says eucalyptus.
Goldie the goldfish with name tag error. Name tag says Izzy instead of Goldie. Anyone know what it any value it has
I have a Stinky with no swing tag but on the tush tag it says P.V.C with no “.” after the C. Does this make it valuable?
I have a FETCH with JABBER tush tag.
I hate this. It sucks do not use it.
I have a Float the Butterfly with mismatched wings. Only one of the wings have the little green spots near the bottom, while the other wing does not. I can’t find any information on this error and would like a little help if it at all possible.
I have a 4th generation Rover with a hang tag of Teddy. How rare is this? I can’t find anything on it.
I have Ewey with a Nibbler hang tag & a Ewey 1999 tush tag.
I have a 1996 Peace Bear with a space before the ! in the poem and a factory tag of 115.
My beanie baby that is a pelican has a tush tag that has 1995 and the name Bucky on it. The heart tag has the name Scoop and 1996 on it. Is that a known error?
I have a Tuffy the dog beanie baby with “Hippity” fully spelled on his butt tag. I’d love to know if this is worth anything. Thanks