News About Ty Beanie Babies & More

Photos of a new Beanie Baby that was given to those who attended Ty’s Exclusive Showing at the Peninsula Suite at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong on January 11-14, 2011 can be viewed at Sloth It Up.

An authenticated Cranberry Old Face Teddy Beanie Baby sold on Ebay on January 31, 2011 for $350. This is $50 more than the one that sold on January 10, 2011 for $300. The bear had a mint 2nd generation heart tag. Pbbags had authenticated the bear and rated it museum quality.  The Cranberry Old Face…

A 3rd Generation Near Mint Peking the Panda Beanie Baby sold on Ebay on January 16, 2011 for $202.55. The seven-day auction attracted 32 bids. The opening bid was just $9.99. As BBToyStore.com is selling an authenticated mint 3rd Generation Peking Beanie Baby for $349.99. Peking the panda was issued on June 25, 1994 and…

In three separate Ebay auctions, that ending on January 14, 2011, authenticated Museum Quality Bronty, Rex and Steg sold for $155 each. The Beanies were sold by Ebay seller, tkeeper, and had been authenticated by Pbbags.com (no longer in business). Each of the Beanies had a price sticker on the back of the swing tag.…

An authenticated Cranberry Old Face Teddy Beanie Baby sold on Ebay on January 10, 2011 for $300. The bear had a mint 2nd generation heart tag. Pbbags had authenticated the bear and rated it museum quality.  The Cranberry Old Face Teddy was introduced on June 25, 1994 and retired on January 7, 1995.

An authenticated Cubbie the bear Beanie Baby sold on Ebay on January 8, 2011 for $299. The bear had a 1st generation heart tag. True Blue Beans had authenticated the bear and noted that it had a “Rare Korean 4-Line Tush Tag” and described it as “a gorgeous Beanie.” Though the seller did not describe…

An authenticated old face teal Teddy Beanie Baby sold on Ebay on January 7, 2011 for $380. The bear had a mint 1st generation heart tag. True Blue Beans had authenticated the bear and rated it museum quality. It is very rare to find a 1st generation Beanie Baby in mint condition with mint tags.…

Two years ago a Nana Beanie Baby sold for $425. Just yesterday a Nana Beanie Baby in similar condition sold on Ebay for $888; more than twice the price paid in 2009.  The most recent Nana Beanie Baby that sold had been authenticated by PBBags. The Beanie was in mint condition and had a 3rd…

Over 10 years ago, there was a market for Beanie oddities. Collectors got excited when they found a Beanie Baby that was unusual in some way. In fact, a Germania Beanie Baby that was missing its flag sold for $1,138 in April of 2000. Due to this excitement, I wrote a special report entitled, “A…

Photos of three new Ty Collections have been posted by a fan on Ty’s Facebook page. They are called, Wild Wild Best (14 styles),” “Beanie Eraserz (14 styles),” and Beanie Ballz (9 styles). These collections already appear in Ty’s online catalog. To see the collections, visit the Ty website.