News About Ty Beanie Babies & More

A Ty Beanie Baby, Billionaire 13 the bear, sold on EBay for $490 on December 31, 2010.  The Billionaire 13 Bear was given to Ty employees in December of 2010.  Ty Warner signed the inside of the heart tag.  Only 611 were produced.  The seller noted that the bear was in mint condition with mint…

Photos of six new styles added to the Lil’ Ones line were posted on Ty’s Facebook page. They are Sweet Sophia, Snoopy, Pretty Paton, Hello Kitty, Beautiful Bella, and Awesome Abby. Click here to view all current styles.

Photos of three new Walgreens Exclusive Elvis Beanie Babies were posted by a fan on Ty’s Facebook. They are called, “Your Teddy Bear,” and they all play the song, “Your Teddy Bear.” The colors are blue, purple, and red. Click here to view.

An authenticated Billionaire 2 Beanie Baby sold on EBay on December 28, 2010 for $750.  Peggy Gallagher had authenticated the Beanie and rated it as Mint with Mint Tags.  It was 161 out of 475.  Billionaire Bear 2 was an exclusive Ty Employee Gift that was signed by Ty at the Employee Picnic in 1999. …

A mint Barbara the horse Beanie Baby that was autographed on its saddlecloth by Michael Matz, Edgar Prado, and Roy and Gretchen Jackson sold for $238.25 on EBay on December 20, 2010.  The auction attracted 32 bids.  Proceeds from the auction are being donated to rescued racehorses at MidAtlanticHorseRescue.org

A second generation Humphrey the Camel Beanie Baby sold for $500 on EBay today.  The beanie had not been authenticated but the seller guaranteed it to be authentic and noted that the second generation swing tag was in good condition but had a sticky residue on the back.  It is interesting to note that there…

A huge collection of Ty Beanie Babies sold on EBay on December 15, 2010 for $3,500.  The collection was comprised of 244 Beanie Babies.  Some were rare near mint beanie babies including 3rd generation Peanut the royal blue elephant, first generation Quackers the wingless duck, 2nd generation Teddy the Jade old face bear, 1st generation…

An authenticated first generation Brownie Beanie Baby sold today on EBay for $295. True Blue Beanies had authenticated the beanie. The Certificate of Authenticity stated: ” *Rare* -Korea 4 Line Tush. Absolutely MAGNIFICENT and ULTRA Rare Beanie!” While the Beanie appeared to be mint, the 1st generation heart tag was creased and scratched. It is…

In 10 years, the price of an authenticated 1st generation Spot without a spot dropped 86% (adjusted for inflation). Back in September 2000, an authenticated mint 1st generation Spot without a spot Beanie Baby sold for $1,837 on Smart Collecting Auctions at Collecting Nation. On December 17, 2010, an authenticated 1st generation Spot without a…

Perhaps it is a mistake, but I just discovered that the TyStore was selling a re-issue of the Decade Jingle Beanies Set for just $2.99!  Shipping is free with purchases over $9.  It looks identical to the set sold in 2004 for approximately $12.  However, in the description it states, “4 inches  each,” and the…