You can find one of these for sale on most online auction houses for around the above-mentioned price, although you could get lucky and find an even better deal! It looks pretty much identical to the original Tabasco version and its worth just as much. So, they decided to change its name to “Snort the Red Bull” to avoid any penalties. In 1997 Ty was facing a copyright infringement lawsuit on one of the popular beanie babies – Tabasco. However, if you manage to find one without a peace symbol on the chest, then grab it, as it’s extremely rare!! You can tell which bears are original as no two tie-dye colours are exactly the same and they usually come with a peace symbol embroidered on their chest. It was handed out as a promotion during a baseball game between the Oakland A’s/Boston Red Sox. Peace the Bear was introduced in 1997 and was taken off the market just three years later. So, use this as a reference and see what one you have! The original version can be identified by seeing if “Nana” is printed on the tush tag and it won’t come with a poem. This beanie baby was released in 1995 and soon went into retirement, which was due to a name change and re-release to – “Bongo the Monkey”. It’s distinctive bright violet colour and magenta threading give this bear a unique and desirable quality.Īll the bear’s tags are sown in and it does not have any hanging tush tags at all.

There were only 300 bears produced and roughly half the bears wear a green ribbon and the other half wear red. Ty, Inc introduced Employee in 1995, Employee the Bear was given to the companies sales representatives as a token gesture. Humphrey was discontinued in 1998, so if you do have one laying around, then dust him off and get him online, as he’s worth a good amount of money! Generally, the price ranges greatly, and the rarest will sell for anywhere between $500 – $1,200. Since his debut, there have been many iterations of Humphrey, some more popular than others. These are the 20 most expensive beanie babies in the world:Ĭreated in 1993, Humphrey the Camel is one of the 9 original beanie babies. The list of beanie babies and figures mentioned below have been compiled from various sources around the web, such as Money Inc, Mental Floss & The Richest. The 20 Most Expensive Beanie Babies In the World

15-inch Peace bear and 9-inch Peace, Ringo and Bones – $159,000 Lefty the Donkey and Righty the Elephant – $50,000 Hippity, Hoppity and Floppity the Bunnies – $30,000

The 20 Most Expensive Beanie Babies In the World.

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