Still Have Your Old Childhood Beanie Babies? These 20 Will Make You Rich
If you, like me, collected worthless Tamagotchis and Spice Girls lollipops as a kid, too bad. If you, unlike me, collected Beanie Babies and kept them in pristine condition (little heart-shaped tags still attached; inside tiny clear plastic boxes where dirt and annoying little brothers couldn't reach them), then you could be sitting on a winning lottery ticket. Congrats! Here are some of the priciest collectible Beanie Babies on the market (read: eBay) right now to help you get started on your new lucrative Beanie Baby reselling empire.
1) "Large" Wallace and his Squad
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$680000.00
This rare large-sized "Wallace" and his friends, two regular-sized(?) Wallaces and Cashew and Huggy will set an extremely enthusiastic collector back nearly $1M. Think of how many new friends you could buy.
2) Princess Bear
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$675000.00
The 1997 Princess Bear was dedicated to Princess Diana. And according this lucky, about-to-be-rich eBay seller she's "undoubtedly the RAREST of all Beanies and Princess Bears!" Cool!
3) "Large" Ariel and 9" friends, Issy, Ariel, and Peanut
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$578000.00
Ariel was reportedly introduced in 2000 as a tribute to a 7-year-old child who passed away following complications from AIDS. This large and regular-sized Ariel pair, along with Issy and Peanut, is up for eBay grabs for over half a million dollars.
4) 15-inch Peace bear and 9-inch Peace, Ringo and Bones
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$358000.00
This extra-large psychedelic Peace beanie baby will deliver good vibes if you manage to sell him and his friends for the going rate of over $300,000.
5) Bubbles(!)
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$176000.00
Is there a cuter name than Bubbles? There is not. Is there anything cuter than earning over $100,000 - which is how much this guy is going for on eBay - for a retired stuffed fish? There is not.
7) Patti the Platypus
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$19500.00
Apparently, magenta-colored Pattis are the most sought-after Patti because magenta is the first color she/he/it ever appeared in. The other colors are fuchsia, maroon, and raspberry, which look exactly like magenta.
8) Blackie the Bear
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$49999.00
This is one of those Beanie Babies whose value depends on what "generation" it's from. So good luck with that.
9) Valentino
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$42299.00
The most expensive Valentino bears are the rare ones with the misspelled tags. Thanks for nothing, spell-check!
10) Claude the Crab
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$30000.00
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!" Priceless, no?
12) Jake
13) Hope
16) Pouch
17) Holiday Teddy
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$10000.00
I'm sure the reason this cutie is going for $10,000 right now isn't because of it reminds me of Rooney Mara in Carol but I'll believe what I want, okay?
18) Snort
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$7500.00
This red bull will, wait for it, give you wings (as in, plane tickets; or maybe a jet pack?) if you can sell him for a couple thousand dollars like this one.
19) Gobbles
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$6667.00
Have a happy Thanksgiving by selling Gobbles and booking a nice beach vacay instead of a turkey dinner.
20) Spangle
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$1289.99
The American My dream is selling this guy for over a thousand dollars and going shopping.
We hope you kept them!