Should I take the tags off my Beanie Babies?

Each beanie baby also had a sewn-in white “tush tag” on its backside. To keep small children from swallowing the tags, the beanie babies’ maker asked owners to remove the tags. So, if you find a first-generation beanie baby with tags, that’s quite a rare beanie. During the 1990s, Ty Warner (later called Ty Inc.)

Do tag errors make Beanie Babies more valuable?

Believe it or not, tag errors do nothing to increase the value of a Beanie Baby. You will see many sellers telling you they have an ultra-rare bear with errors. The collectibles you see are commons. This means they were very popular and of little value, to begin with when sold.

What is considered a tag error on Beanie Babies?

The year on the tush tag is when the name was trademarked and in most cases does not match the birth year. The word “original” misspelled on the hang tag as “origiinal” is an error but was printed like that on such a large quantity of Beanies that it doesn’t increase the value.

What are the tags on a Beanie Baby?

Tush tags are the small fabric tags that are attached to a Beanie Baby’s rear end. If you are trying to identify swing tags, please refer to the Swing Tag Identification guide here.

When is the copyright date on a Beanie Baby?

Some very rare Beanie Babies with a 2nd generation swing tag and a Canadian import tag feature an embroidered tush tag. This tag includes the copyright date of 1994, whereas no other tag has this date.

How many generations of Beanie Baby tush tags?

There are currently 16 generations of tush tag, each with slight differences. There are also Canadian tush tags, and a few rare Beanie Babies have an embroidered tush tag. Below each tag is explained in detail and features a picture for easy identification.

When did the 3rd generation beanie babies come out?

The 3rd generation added the words “The Beanie Babies Collectionâ„¢” to the top of the tush tag. The red heart has decreased in size but still has the ® symbol to the lower right of the heart. The name of the Beanie Baby is now present on the tush tag underneath the heart and these tags can now have the copyright dates of 1993, 1995 or 1996.