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 Claude the Crab with a Patti the Platypus hang tag which appears to be version 5 tag that says includes TY Deutschland. The tush tag says PVC pellets and has no stamp on the inside of it. Is this rare?
5th Generation Beanie Babies have little to no value.
I have an echo with a goldie tushie tag
I have a hope bear. Hanging tag reads march
23,1998 buttush tag has 1999 ty with no number on inside. Is this an error.
The dates mis-matching on the tags is not an error, that is how they were originally made.
What about in the situation of a 10 year difference between Hang and Tush tags? I have several Old Face Teddy Beanies and all but one has 1983 on the inner left Hang Tag. Same with all but one has a lowercase “w” (for Surface Wash) on the inside right Hang Tag. I cannot locate any information regarding this error. Do you have any knowledge of this strange error?
Just an error, Ty wasn’t making Beanie Babies in 1983.
I have a 1999 millennium 4th gen beanie bear, and a 4 th gen Erin misspelled gasport was wondering what there worth was
I have a Scottie with a 4th gen hang tag and a 3rd gen this has tag and surface misspelled to sufrace. What is that worth?
Does anyone know the value of a Nolan Ryan beanie with an up side down patch?
Hello! Searching for value information on Zip the Cat, all black with white paws. 2nd Gen Tush tag 1993 with “CE” and P.E. Pellets. Swing Tag in mint condition (DOB March 28, 1994). Thanks in advance.
I have a Valentino with 5 errors, idk if this is rare or common
I got all excited after hearing about some of these errors, and the values now on them. Question I have a Curly the bear, that has all of the errors original misspelled, tush tag 1993, but the Suface has a sticky tape over with surface. So they caught the error. Has anyone seen one of these. Ebay has not had any for sale. Could this be more valuable than the error? Bill brown bkahbrown@yahoo.com
1- Claude, Gen 4, Ver 4,has “Waterlooville”, Hants. 2 – Stretch, Gen 5, Ver 1, White star on red heart swing tag, no yellow. And 3, what do the number stamps indicate inside the tush tag? Thank you in advance of a response.
I have 3 versions of the Hero bear, 1 with the flag on the arm facing forward, 1 facing backwards and 1 with just a flag on the chest. Any clue as to why this variation? Does it mean anything?
I have a 1996 Weenie the dachshund and a seeing tag for “Weenie” but the rear tag is for Gobbles the turkey. Is this rare and what is it’s worth?
i have one of the TY Classic Purplebeary bears. The name on the inside of the tag says Purpleary. It’s missing the ‘be’ for bear.
I have a Clubby II bear the hang tag is correct but the tush tag just says Clubby. Is that normal??
I have a weenie with a stinky tag? Curious wtf???
I have one of the dinosaur’s from the 2000 mcdonalds collection the tag obviously is suppose to
Rex”the Tyrannosaurus Rex but instead it says “Smoochy the frog” ẃould this error make a slight difference in the value??
I have a stripes the yellow tiger with thin stripes and a ziggy tush tag 1995
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I have a Strut beanie with the tush tag pink number inside the tag is off center where the whole left curve of the stamp is missing and is numbered 500. This beanie also has on left side of hang tag Ty, Europe Ltd.
Fareham, Hants
P015 5TX, U.K.
But all other beanies with no mistakes say Ty, Europe, Gosport, Hampshire, U.K. But I have found on my Rocket beanie the same Farmham, Hants as my Struts above has with other tag and tush errors. Along with my Puffer having the Farmham, Hants with other errors and my Jabber has this Farmham, Hants along with other errors. My question here were all these birds meant to have the Farmham, Hants address on them? Because my Early ( robin ) beanie has the GOSPORT but it’s spelled GASPORT, Early is also a bird made the same year as some of the others and it has two other errors as well.
Anyone have any suggestions on what these maybe worth or if that Farmham, Hants should be on all those tags. Thanks!
I have I guy with a Rainbow swing tag.s
I meant Iggy
I have a baldy eagle with a baldy tush tag but a puffer heart tag
I have a 1998 Clubby with the standard hang tag and the standard tush tag but it also has a hang tag (which is the Canadian tush tag) but it is not sewn in it is on a hang tag (same red plastic as standard hang tag) hanging in the tush tag. Is that worth anything?
I have Maple from Canada, made in Indonesia. is it worth getting authenticated?
I have a 1997 Pounce with several words that are miss spelled in the poem and I have a 1999 Sweethheart with an extra piece of black thread hanging below the mouth and two pieces of extra tan thread hanging from the neck. It is not from damage (it is not located where the standard embroidery thread is supposed to be. Are these worth getting authenticated?
Snort with a peanut tush tag
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Like you, I am a collector and lover of my beanie babies. As a small child, age 7-8, I remember the Beanies craze…My deceased great-grandmother (R.I.P.) started the CRAZY COLLECTING that has each and almost every female (and some males) in my family going insane. TO THE POINT<<<<<I cannot seem to locate correct info on a beanie baby I've had for a while now and I was just made aware that it's a recalled BB. "Iggy" I have been made aware that Iggy was recalled for the tag misplacement, the red tongue hanging from his mouth, and "iggy is suppose to be a chameleon instead of an Iguana.
SOMEONE PLEASE INFORM ME of what I may have and/or a way to find out…PLEASE??? Thank you either way if you can or cannot help me.
Hello! Thank you for coming to the site! There are many different versions of Iggy. It seems that back in the day, the Ty workers didn’t know the difference from iguanas and chameleons. There were some made with mix-matched tags, some with tongues, some without. You probably do have one of the versions that was released. None of them have any significant value because so many were released, but it’s crazy how there are probably 5-7 different versions out there.
I have the 1997 WISE OWL with ERRORS ON TUSH TAG, PRINTING ERRORS in Red. What would it be worth?
Any Beanie Babies made past 1993 will have very little value.
I have a Scoop Pelican with a Bernie the dog Swing tag
I have a waves style 4084 circa 1996. He is supposed to be black, but he is blue. Near mint condition. Only slight wear near the tag hole. With p.v.c. pellets. Is he worth anything?
i have a gigi with no birthdate… whts she worth? 13 inch not little one.
I have 1997 “Iggy” Beanie Baby (with tag) that has light pastel colors rather than the darker colors it was supposed to have. I have never seen another one like it. Does anyone know the value?