This is one of the original 9 Beanie Babies ever made. So you see, even very truly 'rare' - with only 200-250 made in the entire world - aren't getting the prices you're seeing faked online. From 2001-2002 M.C. Beanie was created for a MasterCard promotion. Fun fact: It’s the only Beanie Baby with the word “Beanie” in the actual name!

Most Beanie Babies are worth under $10 and depending on how large your set is it may be more beneficial to sell as a group rather than individually. Even popular ones like Princess Diana, Valentino, or Millennium bear sell for under $35 on a typical day, tag errors and all.

Current value of most beanie babies are less than $20, most are in the $5-8 range. McDonald's Beanie Babies #1-10 missing #9. Value: $20-$30 for the set. We are truly sad so many peoples’ hopes were mistakenly raised by reading a fraudulent article that suggested they might own a rare and valuable beanies or seeing deceptive practices on ...

Also, there is a large money laundering scheme involved in the beanie market which actually peaked in the 90's. It is shameful. They have also started doing this with video tapes and now Corning Ware. There is not one site on the internet that actually buys beanie babies. Everyone tends to try Ebay.

Customer: During the beanie baby craze in 1999 Coca Cola produced their own set of original collectible animals. I have the first set made which includes 10 assorted animals and the white Coke bear. I have the first set made which includes 10 assorted animals and the white Coke bear.

The First Edition Princess Diana Beanie Baby Bear was issued and retired in 1997. A true first edition has the PVC pellets and was made in China. In later editions, they switched to PE pellets because Ty considered them to be more environmentally friendly.

Current value of most beanie babies is less than $20, most are in the $5-8 range. I have seen the Erin Beanie baby with asking prices as low as 99 cents and as high $5,500. However, a realistic value for this Beanie Baby would be in the range $20 - $30.

Customer: I have some ty beanie babies that have Deutschland 90008 Nurnberg Expert's Assistant: I always love having an appraiser look at my stuff. Sometimes its turned out to be surprisingly valuable. Tell us what else you do know and the Antiques Appraiser will be able to better assist you.

Customer: Another Beanie Baby Valuation question.... Peace bears... all from 2/1/96 one medium size with a 5th generation tag 12 small ones with important distinctions.... 2 with 5 th generation tags and a bottom label that is numbered... one is 107 and the other is 115 (a similar item with matching characteristics is being offerred oneBay for $50K !!!!!

What you most likely have is a "Halo the Angel" Ty Beanie Baby toy bear, ca. 1997. If in excellent condition as you describe, your toy is in the $10-$15 range. The prices of beanie babies listed on popular websites are not accurate. You will only see the asking price and not the sold prices because true values are never shown.