Ty Beanie Baby Prices and Values

When Ty Warner introduced his original nine Ty Beanie Babies in 1993, it seemed these cute toys would become the next hot collectible. In fact, that was Warner's intention. By the late 1990s, the Beanie Baby creator was retiring certain animals to create the kind of demand that would drive prices into the thousands.

But the bubble eventually burst. Today, many Beanie Babies are worth just a fraction of their issue price, which is usually not what a collector wants to hear. Of course, the hard-to-find, limited edition early-year Ty Beanie Babies are worth more, but the vast majority of plush toys sell for just a few dollars.

The auction of choice for common Ty Beanie Babies is the bulk auction. Many sellers offer the retired items in large lots of up to 200. The toys wind up selling for approximately two to three dollars apiece, sometimes even less.

But there are still some highly collectible Beanie Babies that sell for hundreds and even thousands of dollars.

The most valuable Beanie Babies are those from the first three generations of the toy, which were produced between 1993 and 1995. Fourth and fifth generation Beanie Babies—which feature a star on their hand tags—were mass produced and are far less valuable.

• Billionaire #1–15 - average of $380 
• Billionaire #1 (Korean) - $450
• Billionaire #5, signed by Ty Warner - $300 
• Billionaire Teeny Tys, signed - $600
• Bumble the Bee - $119
• Chicago Cubs Dusty the Bear, game promotional item - $69
• Chilly the Polar Bear - $335
• Cranberry Bear, old face - $75
• Derby, fine mane - $950
• Flutter - $149
• Garcia (Jerry Garcia) (Canadian) - $130
• Inky, tan, no mouth - $999
• Inky, tan, with mouth, third generation - $150
• Liberty - $65
• Lucky, seven spots - $170
• Nana, with Bongo sticker - $575
• Nip the Cat, all gold - $270
• Nip the Cat, white paws, first generation - $150
• Peanut, Royal Blue Elephant - $615
• Peking the Panda Bear, first generation - $690
• Red America - $30
• Ronald McDonald, issued to McDonald's Owners - $100
• Sakura - $50
• Slither the Snake - $323 
• Slither the Snake, third generation (Canadian) - $699
• Slither the Snake, no hang tag - $125
• Steg, authenticated - $130
• Trap the Mouse, second-generation - $371
• Tank the Armadillo, seven-line, no shell - $85 
• Teddy Violet, old face - $275
• Spinner the Spider - $350
• Web the Spider, second-generation - $400
• Zip the Cat, white face and belly, third generation - $199

The Beanie Babies listed below are some of the most sought-after by toy collectors.

• Billionaire #6, prototype, no emblem - $1500
• Coral Casino Bear - $1200
• Daisy the Cow, in memory of Harry Caray - $1200
• Garcia (Jerry Garcia), first generation - $1200
• Garcia (Jerry Garcia), with Blackie tag error - $2500
• Humphrey (German) - $1200
• Mystic, fine mane, first generation - $3000
• Nana, without Bongo sticker - $1000
• Peace (Canadian) - $1111
• Peking, first generation - $2500
• Quacker, wingless (Canadian) - $2700
• Zip the Cat, error in name (Hoot) - $1000

The most valuable Beanie Baby is the limited-edition Princess Diana Bear, which was produced in the late 1990s.

• Princess Diana Bear - $10,000
• Princess Diana Bear, second generation, with errors - $19,000