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This is a brilliant fine mane mystic prototype, and she is beautiful! Complete with original 1992 pax hang tag and tush tag – this piece has light blue extremities – hooves, nostrils, and horn. While there are a couple (1-2) other fine main Mystic prototypes out there, they are either without pax tags, or withoutContinue reading “Mystic Fine Mane Light Blue and White Prototype Unicorn”

This is the only true departure Seamore prototype know, and he is a beauty. While Seamore was never the most popular style, this guy is one of the original 1st generation released pieces (Mid 1994 introduction date) along with peking, Humphrey etc. When this little seal was original retired in October of 1997, he quicklyContinue reading “Seamore Solid Gray and White Prototype Seal”

As the series II anniversary beanies continued their debut, so did their rollout in the UK! The UK actually saw Zip II hit the stage before Signature II (2023) with Patti II and Peace II in July 2023. The rarer 1 of 30 tagged pieces were distributed differently. Pieces were awarded directly from Ty UK/Germany’sContinue reading “Set 3: 30th Anniversary Limited xx/30 Series II Beanies: Peace II, Patti II, Zip II”

We have almost completed the prototype Nana tour! We promise – only 1-2 more;). But again, this style was Mr. Warner’s favorite, and it appears he issued it to test out a number of fabric color variations – even if he had no intention of releasing Nana in said shades, he still wanted to seeContinue reading “Nana the WHITE and GREEN PROTOTYPE Monkey”

This is a favorite of ours! An old face Nip (Zip) cat in solid light pink, with white belly/ears/face. Pink Nip is a full and vivid departure from the released old face Nip that came in the famous gold fabric. This piece is complete with pax hang and tush tag. A true departure for aContinue reading “Nip the Old Face Cat light pink Prototype”

We have held off reviewing this incredible prototype because it is, indeed, very special. It seems fitting to review this guy as our first blog post of 2024. The #1 Sales Rep Bear has been well documented on this site and on just about every major beanie outlet. A production example (limited to 253) stillContinue reading “Ty #1 Rep Bear PROTOTYPE: White and Red SPLIT!”

Well well well. This one is a doozy. This one is unique. A prototype for the original 9 Legs the frog beanie baby in olive green. We had this piece in our hands over a decade ago, and never had it side by side, but the fabric, we believe, matches Ally’s shade. To be sure,Continue reading “Legs the Olive Green PROTOTYPE Frog: FIRST BEANIE BABY PROTOTYPE!”

Winding down our Nana proto love affair (well, Mr. Warner’s love affair:) – this gorgeous Nana prototype is a full alternate with HIPPITY mint green fabric – a fabric that had not made it into released pieces until the release of Hippity in Jan. of 1997. We have seen the fabric pop up on aContinue reading “Nana the Mint Green and Light Pink PROTOTYPE Monkey”

Britannia, the first British exclusive piece, caused an international frenzy upon its release. Original examples had a patch flag. Regular renditions had a regular sewn flag. A prototype with a sewn flag in solid white first appeared in the Tyriffic Store as one of the flagship prototypes on display. This piece – the Tyriffic WhiteContinue reading “Britannia the bear – solid WHITE Prototypes”

Ty UK repeated similar steps with its second set of releases for its 30th anniversary beanies. This set includes Peanut II, Squealer II, and Snort II. June 17th, 2023 was the release date for these. Collectors lined up and were permitted one example. Hamley’s moved up the release time and sold the more limited editionsContinue reading “Set 2: 30th Anniversary Limited xx/30 Series II Beanies: Peanut II, Squealer II, Snort II”