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Another Naperville mom — not a collector but a journalist — is featured in the film because she is one of the few reporters to ever interview the elusive Beanie Babies creator, Ty Warner. I liked him. That was long before things apparently sort of turned, and he became a different sort of person from what I gather from employees who knew him much better than I ever did. He did not grant an interview to Brookes for her film.

There is something of a secondary market for retired Beanies Babies, primarily via eBay. But mainly what remains is nostalgia. Case in point: While flying Brookes and her crew were loading cameras onto a plane during a trip to shoot some interviews for the film, a passenger asked what we were working on.

And be sure you have a real beanie baby and not a knockoff, as various other beanie-looking stuffed toys sprang up during the same period. A beanie baby with intact tags will bring a higher price than one without tags.

If the toy has a tag error, such as a printing mistake, that increases the value. The hang tag briefly served as a gift tag. Tush tags have multiple variations compared to the hang tag. So, identifying a beanie baby just from a tush tag is more difficult. Sometimes, Ty Inc. These understuffed beanies are considerably more valued than regularly stuffed ones. However, a collector can tell the difference between an understuffed toy and one whose pellets have merely settled.

Finding a good Beanie Babies Price Guide makes pricing your collectibles much easier. But there are a few collectibles guides that provide details including prices on Ty collectible items.

The collectibles market changes very quickly. Some item classes become much more or less popular in a single year. In a perfect world, a collectibles price guide would be no more than a year old. A good guide will include current price information and quality photos.

Look for details on tags and other important marks. Some beanie babies collectors post wildly inflated prices when advertising their pieces for sale. Very often, the items sell for much less than the listing prices. Unfortunately, many of those inflated listing prices find their way into the price guides. As a result, they may steer clear of all of your beanie babies listings. To find a realistic beanie baby price, average the amount that other buyers have paid for the same model in the last days.

So, what causes the huge difference between beanie babies listing and selling prices? First, note that mint-condition, first or second-generation beanie babies with original tags have held their value. For example, you might get several hundred dollars for a like-new beanie. For example, beanies that fetched hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars from to are only going for ten cents on the dollar today.

Extremely rare beanie babies, especially those with tag errors or other quirks, still sell on the secondary market. However, prices keep dropping as time goes on. To get the best prices for your beanie babies, take steps to protect them from damage. First, store the beanie babies in a room with low heat and humidity levels. Keep these collectibles away from cold, damp areas, as these conditions could promote mildew on the fabric. These beanie babies are generally worth more than your average bear.

This is one of those Beanie Babies whose value depends on what "generation" it's from. So good luck with that. The most expensive Valentino bears are the rare ones with the misspelled tags. Thanks for nothing, spell-check! The only Beanie Baby reportedly with a poem dedicated to his name: "Claude the crab paints by the sea; A famous artist he hopes to be; But the tide came in and his paints fell; Now his art is on his shell! If you have a Halo bear like this one, which has "a rare white star instead of the yellow star!

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