A near vintage Ty "Scoop the Pelican" Beanie Baby, Handmade in China, circa 1996-99
This Beanie Baby is the charming Scoop the Pelican, introduced in 1996. Scoop features a soft gray body, white wings, and a signature long yellow beak with a playful pouch design. This piece is in excellent condition, with no signs of wear, stains, or damage. Both the swing tag (heart tag) and tush tag are intact, legible, and in great shape with no creases or fading. Scoop is a beloved addition to any Beanie Baby collection, especially in this well-preserved condition.
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Hi Amina,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Beanie Babies were enormously popular in the 1990s and widely collected, with the consequence that now there are many "on the market" without nearly enough demand for the supply so values on most individual beanie babies are low. Additionally, the Beanie Baby market is often subject to overvaluation and there are myths surrounding Beanie Baby values, both for ones with - and without - tag errors. Websites like eBay and Etsy - which are unregulated - are rampant with fraudulent sellers posting Beanie Babies at exorbitantly high prices and then the BBs either don't sell or sell privately at undisclosed prices. (For an article that goes into detail about this, see: https://www.vice.com/en/article/epnwmn/investigating-the-fake-ebay-market-for-dollar25000-beanie-babies).
Ty released "Scoop the Pelican" Beanie Baby on July, 1996, and it was retired on April 19, 1999. Most of them were made with yellow beaks so yours - made with an orange beak and feet instead - makes it unusual and worth more: $200-300 when sold at auction
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
A near vintage Ty "Scoop the Pelican" Beanie Baby
Handmade in China, circa 1996-99
The blue/gray body with orange beak and feet, bearing a heart-shaped swing tag and characteristic tush tag. Stuffed with PVC pellets.
should be 9 inches long
CONDITION: This beanie baby bear appears to be in good condition.
PROVENANCE: Unknown
$200-300*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia
