In the 90s, Beanie Babies were all the rage, and many people bought several or several dozen of these toys, only to trash them a few years later. Somehow, all these years later, some of these toys are now worth staggering amounts of money. It was the toy maker Ty Warner who created the Ty Toys company at the time, and after launching these toys, Warner turned into a multi-billionaire thanks to their explosive popularity.
If you have any Beanie Babies from back in the day, then you will definitely want to read this before tossing them out. Here are some of these most expensive Beanie Babies to look out for in your attic, in case you may be sitting on a gold mine.
1. Princess Diana Bear Beanie Baby
This Beanie Baby was released in 1997 in awe of Princess Diana, and today, this toy is worth a hefty amount of money. This toy has been listed on eBay for a whopping $900,000, which sounds absolutely crazy. Whether someone will actually pay that much for a 20-something-year-old toy, we don’t know.
2. Weenie the Dog Beanie Baby
This little toy dog is apparently stuffed with rare original pellet filling, which gives it a more plushy feel to it. Today, it can sell for more than $2,500.
3. Patti the Platypus Beanie Baby
This happens to be one of the original nine Beanie Babies that was released in 1993, so it shouldn’t really come as a surprise that it’s sold for over $12,000 on multiple eBay auctions these days. This particular Beanie Baby was named after Patricia Roche, who seemingly ended up as the head of the Ty Corp in Europe.
4. Snort the Red Bull Beanie Baby
In 1997, Ty Toys Corp avoided copyright infringement by quickly replacing the Red Bull called Tabasco with a new Red Bull called Snort. If you happen to have one of these that’s still in pristine condition, then you may actually be able to sell it for around $5000 at the right online auction today.
5. Pinchers the Lobster Beanie Baby
Pinchers the Lobster is also on the board of the nine original Beanie Babies, which were released in 1993. One of these in good condition can sell for more or less $5000 on eBay today.
6. Peace the Bear Beanie Baby
This Beanie Baby is unique in the sense that it was the first of its kind to get an embroidered emblem. The tie-dye pattern also ensured that no two of these bears were identical. Today, this little bear is valued at around $5000 on eBay.
7. Peanut the Royal Blue Elephant Beanie Baby
Peanut was originally a royal blue elephant, and after some months of poor sales, the color changed to a light blue, which skyrocketed its popularity. The royal blue peanut got the last laugh because today, one of these babies can sell for anything between $4,000 and $5,000 on auction sites like eBay.
