Hello! Welcome to our beanie blog highlighting the rarest Ty Beanie Babies in the hobby. This is an ADVANCED guide discussing pieces for the most sophisticated collectors. With this site we are hoping to better educate the most serious collectors and bring to light brilliant pieces.
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Ty Employee Teddy Set Prototype: PADDED FEET!
This is the 3rd and final known set of prototypes for the violet employee teddies. The other two have been reviewed here: (red and green set, and chest logo embroidered set). With those, you can read more about the history of the production violet employee teddies, and our theories around their distribution/eventual design ( lack…
Tyriffic WHITE Pugsly and LILAC Bessie Prototypes
Tyriffic beanies – very special prototypes Ty showcased around the country at his various pop-up stores in select airport terminals, are among the most coveted in the hobby. They were the examples Ty specifically selected to better showcase a bit under the beanie hood – let collectors into his design thinking. There are so very…
Garcia Prototype Ty Teddy Beanie Baby Bear: SOLID White with patch
Garcia is one of the most iconic and notable styles in the hobby. Released originally with a 3rd generation tag, and then retired prematurely on account alleged copyright disputes with the Jerry Garcia estate, this guy was the first tie-dyed Teddy in the hobby. It is always fun to find a full color departure with…
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