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An old face jade Teddy Beanie Baby sold on Ebay on Feb. 2, 2012 for $208.51 plus $5.25 shipping. The six day auction attracted 18 bids from 8 bidders. The bear had a 2nd generation heart tag. The Beanie had not been authenticated. The jade old face Teddy was introduced on June 25, 1994 and…

A first generation Brownie Beanie Baby sold on Feb. 2, 2012 on EBay for $364.69. The auction attracted 18 bids. While the Beanie was described as being in excellent condition, the 1st generation heart tag had a UK Sticker and had some signs of wear. The Beanie had not been authenticated. It is important to…

Thirteen first generation Ty Beanie Babies (with swing tags) recently sold on eBay from $175 to $795. Ty Beanie Babies with a first generation swing tag were only produced for a few months, from Early '94 to Mid '94.  This was before anyone knew they would become a valued collectible.  They were given to children who…

Nearly a decade later, the value of a prestigious, rare Ty Beanie Baby drops 84%. At an open house reception dinner on December 9, 2001, Ty Warner gave out 588 Coral Casino Beanie Babies to members of the Coral Casio Beach and Cabana Club located at The Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel in Montecito, California. Each of…

An autographed Clubby IV Ty Beanie Baby sold for $217.76 on eBay on August 30, 2011. The Beanie had a multi-colored button that was signed by Ty Warner. The Beanie had been authenticated by Becky’s True Blue Beans and was rated mint with mint tags, museum-quality.

On August 4, 2011, BBToyStore, an online retailer, stated that all of the Holiday Beanies for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine’s Day have been announced by TY. Here is the list: TY Beanie Ballz  – CARVER the Pumpkin (5 inch)  – KRINGLE the Santa Clause (5 inch)  – HOOFER the Reindeer (5 inch)  – ROSA…

Ty has posted photos of four new Beanie Ballz. Hoofer and Kringle are Christmas themed Beanie Ballz. Carver is a Halloween themed Beanie Ballz and Rosa is a Valentine’s Day themed Beanie Ballz.

We discovered ten new Beanie Boos on Ty’s website. 3 Christmas themed Beanie Boos named Candy Cane, Comet and Fairbanks, 1 Thanksgiving Day themed Beanie Boo named Gobbler, 2 Halloween themed Beanie Boos named Phantom and Swoops, 3 Valentines’s Day themed Beanie Boos named Cookie, Julep and Julep Key clip plus one charity fund raiser…

There has been a lot of chatter recently with numerous calls to SmartCollecting.com from all over the U.S. about Princess the Ty Beanie Baby that was a charity release over 13 years ago and raised over $21 million for the Princess, Diana of Wales Memorial Fund. Some eBay sellers are attempting to get millions of…

BBToyStore.com reports that Ty will be releasing five Yo Gabba Gabba Beanie Babies this Fall as a promotion for the Nickelodeon Childrens TV Show – Yo Gabba Gabba. The set of 5 includes: – BROBEE – FOOFA – MUNO – PLEX – TOODEE These Beanies do not have birthdays. (You will be charged when item…