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Prototype Sting with white belly stingray beanie baby
Right on the heels of the solid tan Sting prototype, this is the famous white belly catalog Sting prototype example. Link to the white belly dino and lizzy set below. This Sting has production fabric up top, but a white belly underneath. Complete with pax tags – 11.11.1994 pax dates ahead of its June 1995…
Ty Canada TAN STING prototype beanie baby with patch!
We completely left this incredible prototype out of our original Ty Canada article (now updated) – most famous for being the home/original of the second known set of 3rd gen patch prototypes including the green dino trio, yellow flutter, etc.). Link to this article here: Now, also in this set was of course the original…
Pre-1st Generation UK Rectangular TY Original 9 Beanie Baby Set
We haven’t had a review of production beanies in a moment. Most collectors in the hobby strive to add 1st generation tagged pieces to their collections – viewing them as one of the pinnacles of regular vintage production. Indeed, assembling a full set of 1st generation pieces, especially in MQ condition, has become quite a…
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