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Inch the worm was always one of this author’s favorite production beanies. The original production Inch was issued, first in 3rd generation, with felt antenna in June of 1995 (mid 1995 release) with entirely different color segments (see below). Production fabric colors include quackers yellow, goldie orange, legs green, royal blue peanut blue, and magentaContinue reading “Inch the worm felt antennas PASTEL Prototype!”

This is the very final Royal Blue Peanut prototype that we have on record that has not yet been reviewed on this blog. Behold, the BUG-EYES Royal Blue Peanut;). This piece is a divisive little thing. Some collectors instantly fall in love, while others put this guy in the “weirdo” camp. This author is unfortunatelyContinue reading “Royal Blue Peanut Prototype: Bug Eyes!”

Prior to Billionaire 5, all previous Billionaire Bears came with a single, identical hang tag for its respective run – only differentiated by number. But for Billionaire 5, 6, and 7 Ty released different tags that corresponded with country rep locations. While purchasing a “regular” Billionaire 5/6/7 is a fairly easy task if you haveContinue reading “Billionaire 5, 6 and 7 Teddies – Rare tags”

Clubby the bear was the original BBOC exclusive. The BBPG does a great job outlining general Clubby information, including a breakdown of its respective tush tags. General Clubby info here: https://beaniebabiespriceguide.com/clubby/ Clubby 1 was released with tush tags numbered ranging from 00 to 03 – we believe those corresponded with earlier to later shipments. TheContinue reading “Clubby “00” Tush Tag”

This is a very special piece indeed. The Ty #1 rep bear, discussed in several previous posts, is still to this day one of the most coveted production pieces in the hobby. With only 253 examples, and most buried in the oldest most vast collections, finding a MQ example will still take many thousands ofContinue reading “Ty #1 Rep Bear White and Red PROTOTYPE”

Keeping this Nana train going. Here is another of the (most) famous Tyriffic Nana prototypes. This is the fuchsia and yellow example – the only fuchsia body colored Nana. No pax tags – none of the Tyriffic displayed Nanas have their tags. This is SUCH a vivid departure for Nana. This example, along with OrangeContinue reading “Nana the FUCHSIA AND YELLOW PROTOTYPE Monkey – Tyriffic”

In a Nana Mood:). While not as famous as his red and cream counterpart, this royal blue and cream nana is very much a part of the Tyriffic Nana troop! Any Tyriffic Nana is a prize beyond measure in Ty land. Finding out where both known royal blue Tyriffic nana prototypes ended up was aContinue reading “Nana the Cream and Blue PROTOTYPE Monkey – Tyriffic”

Here we have a very neat prototype for Spangle the bear! While not the rarest or oldest piece, this bear had many variations. This prototype is complete with pax tush tag and hang tag (1998 pax tag dates). What makes this piece so interesting is the tri-color facial variations. We know Ty ended up releasingContinue reading “Spangle Tri-Color Face Prototype Teddy!”

Oh my goodness oh my goodness! This is perhaps the most famous prototype of them all. Nana (the original name for Bongo) was first seen in the 1995 catalog (picture of this catalog below) in RED AND CREAM! Obviously, the released version of Nana looks nothing like this prototype. Nana was one of Ty’s favoriteContinue reading “Nana the Red and Cream PROTOTYPE Monkey – Tyriffic + Ty Catalog Example!”

Here is the second known Caw prototype with yellow. This stunning prototype example has yellow in place of all traditionally orange areas, as well as yellow under its wings. This is a strong and stark departure for one of the rarer 3rd generation styles. Complete with mint pax tag and tush tag. The pax tagContinue reading “Caw the Crow Yellow and Black Prototype”