Most Expensive Beanie Baby
Written by: jeremy Filed Under: Collectibles, United States on February 17th, 2008Beanie Babies may have dropped out of the spotlight since their heyday in the late 90s, but that doesn’t mean they’ve disappeared entirely. While he nearly discontinued the line in 1999, Ty Warner was persuaded by popular demand to continue producing Beanie Babies. The formula that made Beanie Babies so popular was that each doll was part of a limited edition, some of which were so rare that their values skyrocketed from the original retail price.
Despite the continuation of the line, the most expensive Beanie Babies are the same ones that were rare and valuable during the original Beanie Baby craze. For instance, fewer than 2,000 wingless Quackers the duck dolls were produced and the rare Beanie Baby may now be valued in excess of $1,300. An only slightly lower value may be attached to Spot, a dog with no spots at all.
The most expensive Beanie Baby ever, though, is the royal blue Peanut. This elephant was originally intended to be a light blue, but a production error rendering the doll in a much darker shade made a very small number of Peanut dolls very valuable indeed. Since the incorrectly colored dolls were created in 1995, two more runs of royal blue Peanuts have been produced—one in 1998 and one in 2000 as part of McDonald’s Teenie Beanies “Legends” collection. That didn’t keep an original from being sold at auction for $3,005 in 2000, though. This may have been quite a bargain, as the most expensive beanie baby has been valued at a possible $5,000.
Most recently, Ty Inc. announced Beanie Babies 2.0, combining successful elements of the original Beanie Babies and the more recent Ty Girlz dolls. Like Ty Girlz, Beanie Babies 2.0 will be tied to an interactive website in order to appeal to today’s computer savvy youth.
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My friend Jay had this when he was little and he ate the tag
how much is it worth without the tag???
to juan: I don’t think its worth anymore, just keep it if any person who like to have it without tag.
Haha Juan thats not true you lair
LoL I have one but the bigger one
lol wow its realy easy to find them at a yard sale i got 5 beanie babies for a dollar today 2 of thme were reely rare
I have Peanut the Royal Blue Elephant and also I have Chilly the Polar Bear along with about 100 other beanie babies. Could someone please tell me where I can find a collector.
i think it is stupid to have a TOY be that much i NEVER use my beanie babies heck i dont know where they are that is like making a lolly pop $1000
Toys that cannot be played with are worth Nothing
wow i loved beanie babyes wen they were the bigg thing.. nd you CAN play wiff them , you just have to have an imagination ..
pure joy, is worth more than all the money in the world
I have 2 dark blue peanut, 2 slithers, chilly the polar bear and peking the panda bear. Anyone have any idea what they are worth? All have their tags and are in really good shape.
I have lot’s of Beanie Baby’s
They are so adorable 
I have the elephant, but it’s just a normal one. I also have one of the “original 9″. I have Patti, the platypus 
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I also have the extremely rare Splash the Orca Whale and Flash the Dolphin “original 9 ” Beanie Baby’s
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i have the same teddy bear i got it last month for free. i am going to be rich!!!!!!
Hiya. I justed wanted to know how much my royal blue peanut beannie baby is worth.
I have the rare monkey bongo Original 1. I heard this was hard to find if anyone is interested in buying it email me thanks!!!
Hi, I have a Princess Diana bear, with the the tag attached in a plastic holder – it doesn’t have the rose on it. The tag has all the information about the Princess Diana bear – so it is one, just without the rose on it – anyone know the value of this bear???