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These are very special prototypes. Princess, in general, is a style that captured the hearts of millions when it first debuted in 1997 after Diana’s passing. We have seen that a number of Ty’s most prominent prototypes had a ‘patch’ of some kind – showcasing the piece’s eventual production fabric, or a specific emblem. ThisContinue reading “Princess the bear prototypes: SOLID white teddy with patch and gold ribbon, AND GOLD ROSE.”

Well what do we have here? This is an extraordinarily special Chef Robuchon bear! This piece is tan in color with a solid brown dark nose (production had a black nose) – the color appears to match/is similar to production. The piece has a completed WHITE menu – production had black, and is complete withContinue reading “Chef Joel Robuchon Ty Beanie Baby Teddy Prototype/Sample: Tan”

These are very fun prototypes for Bronty, Steg, Rex, and tie-dyed Lizzy. All are complete with pax tags, and have WHITE bellies/undersides. Early pax dates from January 1994 ahead of their June 1995 release. This would mean that Ty had these particular designs pretty ironed out, or at least had these as strong options, 18Continue reading “Rex, Steg, Bronty, and Tie-Dyed Lizzy White Belly Prototypes”

Here we have it! The final 30th anniversary piece (and the 30th style!) to be released with a special limited 30th edition hang tag. Molasses the sloth was chosen! This is technically set 10 of the 30th pieces to be released, but is a style from series 8 UK. Molasses was originally released in theContinue reading “Set 10 (series 8): 30th Anniversary Limited xx/30 Series II Beanies: Molasses the Sloth!”

Here is Set 9 (series 10) of the rare 30th tagged anniversary beanies. July 20th, 2024 Ty UK announced another contest to win one of the six Summer 2024 30th anniversary pieces: Hudson the moose, Savvy the fox, Gus the penguin, Clementine the horse, Stretch the dog, or Blinky the octopus. These additions brought theContinue reading “Set 9 (series 10): 30th Anniversary Limited xx/30 Series II Beanies: Hudson, Savvy, Gus, Clementine, Stretch, and Blinky”

Set 8 (series 9!) for the rare tagged 30th anniversary pieces. Interestingly, Ty did not, as of August 2024, release his series 8 UK 30th anniversary pieces (Foster the monkey, Molasses the sloth, and Stanley the seal) with the rare 30th anniversary hang tag. Series 9 – Emmett, Fraya, and Domino, were instead released (setContinue reading “Set 8 (series 9): 30th Anniversary Limited xx/30 Series II Beanies: Emmett, Fraya, Domino”

Set 7/Series 7 of the rare tagged 30 beanies – Magenta II, Legs II, and Hope II, given aware entirely by Ty UK contest beginning around the end of January 2024. Same behavior as previous seasons. Rarity Tier: Elite Rare All existing rarity notes apply. Like series 6, 5 and 4, this set (series 7)Continue reading “Set 7: 30th Anniversary Limited xx/30 Series II Beanies: Hope II, Magenta II, Legs II”

Set 6/Series 6 of the 30th pieces. Given away entirely by Ty UK contest in December 2023. We have Bananas II, Amber II, and Celebrate II. Like with series 4 and 5, these were entirely distributed via Ty social media. Particular contests around the holiday – a few pieces went out as sets of three,Continue reading “Set 6: 30th Anniversary Limited xx/30 Series II Beanies: Bananas II, Amber II, Celebrate II”

The series of rare 30th anniversary pieces continued! Set 5/Series 5, 30th series – released exclusively via Ty UK contest around October 20th, 2023. This set consists of Dotty II, Teddy II (blue new face), and Silver II. Set 5, like set 4, was given out entirely by Ty UK contest. Rarity Tier: Elite RareContinue reading “Set 5: 30th Anniversary Limited xx/30 Series II Beanies: Dotty II, Teddy II, Silver II”

The series of rare 30th anniversary pieces continued! Set 4/Series 4, 30th series – released exclusively via Ty UK contest with Nanook and Signature 2023 (II) at the end of August 2023. Pictures of Signature 2023 coming soon! Rarity Tier: Elite Rare All existing notes apply. Unlike previous sets of these rare 30th pieces, NanookContinue reading “Set 4: 30th Anniversary Limited xx/30 Series II Beanies: Nanook II, Signature 2023”