We are often asked about where it is best to donate  Beanie Babies and Other Plush Toys, and under normal circumstances it’s easy to find

What do you do if you’re not a collector and don’t know where to start to organize the Beanies you’ve inherited or discovered? The easiest

How to Search Completed and Sold Listings on eBay The information shared below can be applied to any Ty Product.  If you have a lot

Insurance When Shipping With The UNITED STATES POST OFFICE This is a warning to all on how the United States Postal Service (USPS) insurance works. 

Broadway Beanie Babies were officially sanctioned by Ty Inc. for Livent to use as commemoratives for their Broadway Shows. Each beanie was carefully chosen to represent a character

Facts About the “Original 9” Ty Beanie Babies                                   

In October of 2005, Ty re-released the Original 9 Beanie Babies, and their variations, 14 in total. They were offered via the BBOC (Beanie Babies

In December 1996 the Madame Alexander Doll Company made approximately 4,000 boxed sets of Ty Beanie Baby Spot (with a Spot), no hang tag and

Pre–1st Generation UK Rectangle Hang Tag by Karen Boeker This is the rarest of all hang tags. Let’s go back 24 years to 1994. Ty

Hello everyone! There has been a recent influx lately of online raffles for Beanie Babies popping up. Some may surface in the forms of newly

Safe Payments In this day and age you must learn to protect yourself from fraudulent online sellers. It can happen anywhere.  From online behemoth eBay

What determines your Beanie Baby value? We came across an old, but still very relevant, tutorial on what affects your Beanie Babies values by Becky

Many people want to sell their Beanies and the good news is, there are still people collecting or buying them as gifts. What is selling?

Hang Tag (a.k.a. Swing Tag) & Tush Tag Generations A Ty Beanie Baby has 2 tags. A Hang Tag (paper tag held on by the plastic attacher)

Beanie Buddies’ Tags Ty Beanie Buddies have 2 tags. A Hang Tag (paper tag held on by the plastic attacher) and a Tush Tag (fabric

Tips Spotting Fake / Counterfeit Ty Beanie Babies.  We will be adding a complete series on the various counterfeits in the near future. In the

Ty Beanie Babies Trading Cards began in November 1999 and 4 Series were produced. It was a fun way for collectors to interact, because by

We get asked this question a lot “Are any Beanies with a yellow star on their hang tag valuable or rare?” The answer to this

Facebook Groups There are several Ty themed groups on Facebook.  Most allow selling.  If you have something desirable people will buy.  If your items are

In July 2004, Ty surprised collectors with a “GOLD Ty” tush tag, but it was short lived. The copyright dates were 2004, and the tush

The Rarest & Most Sought After Ty Beanie Babies fall into different groups. Rarest Ty Beanie Babies. Each group has its own rarest Beanies in

Why Does My Beanie Have an Extra “Blank” Hang Tag? We get asked about extra tags behind the regular Ty tag a lot, not meaning

Why Does My Beanie Have an Extra Tush Tag? Canada has different labeling requirements for plush, so an extra tag was sewn in behind Ty’s

Ty Brand is Known for High Standards in Safety and Quality Control Ty Warner started his company in 1986 with a line of plush cats