, the mc Donald ’s-exclusive line of Teenie Beanie Babies included four bears representing four different countries—Britannia from Britain, Maple from Canada, Erin from Ireland, and Glory from the U. S. In January 2019, a Britannia bear in its original packaging sold for $10,000.
None of the Ty Teenie Beanie Babies associated with the Mc. Donald’s promotion starting in 1997 are worth anything . Customers who purchased a Happy Meal from Mc. Donald’s during the various promotions were given a Ty Teenie Beanie.
Another common query is “Are Beanie Babies worth money?”.
And, when in good condition, they tend to be among the most valuable beanie babies. You’ll probably find these desirable stuffed animals in a beanie baby price guide. On the other hand, beanies from fourth and later generations aren’t among the beanie babies worth money .
Because as we collectors know, a Ty without a tag isn’t worth squat . Well, your collection of Ty Beanie Babies may not afford you a small fortune (even with the tags) but a few select BBs might just go for a pretty penny. Keep reading for the most valuable Ty Beanie Babies! Note: None of the below prices are guaranteed.
Which Beanie Babies are worth more than others?
As you may know, some Beanie Babies are worth more if they are paired with others in a “collection” of sorts . One such crew includes a Large Wallace Ty (a green teddy with a red check scarf) paired with two regular-sized Wallaces, and his bear pals Cashew and Huggy.
Another Ty Beanie Baby who’s known for tons of errors on its tags is Stinky. A black and white skunk, Stinky can go for $25,000 if its tag bears any of the following names: Bongo, Chip, Doodle, Floppity, Radar, Sly, Speedy, or Weenie. When this four-legged bear was first introduced in 1993, he went by the name Brownie.
Mystic the Unicorn is an extremely popular beanie baby and was issued in several different editions. The original-edition Mystic the Unicorn was created in 1994. This hot collector ’s beanie is among the rare beanie babies.
Why are Ty Beanie Babies so popular?
The small stuffed animals were also wildly popular collectibles, mostly because Ty Inc. sold them in limited quantities . From time to time, Ty Inc. retired several Ty beanie baby designs.
Yet another question we ran across in our research was “When did they stop making Beanie Babies?”.
In 1999 , Ty announced that it would be ceasing all production of Beanie Babies.
Another frequently asked query is “What happened to the beanie baby craze?”.
Fraudsters created counterfeit Beanie Babies and sold them for thousands of dollars., heck, e Bay built itself on Beanie Babies. At the Beanie Baby craze’s height, one out of 10 sales were for the little plush toys. Of course, the Beanie Baby market crashed, hard .
Another frequently asked question is “What is the year on the tush tag on Beanie Babies?”.
The year on the tush tag is when “Beanie Babies” was copyrighted . It was printed that way on all of them the first few years. The spelling of Oakbrook and Oak Brook being different on Mc. Donald’s Teenie Beanies is an error but was printed that way on all of them on cardboard packaging so is not rare or valuable.