I was left my mothers collection I have some rare ones I just wanted to find out how much they are worth and where to sell them
Hi Holly
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
There are myths surrounding Beanie Baby values, both for ones with and without tag errors as well as ones that are truly rare. Websites like eBay and Etsy - both of 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 (significantly lower) 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
Misspellings were so common they do not increase the value of BBs. This article goes into that in greater detail:
https://beaniebabiespriceguide.com/ty-error-tags-beanie-baby-birth-dates-values-myths/
Because the vast majority of BBs are worth so little, most auction houses will only sell them in large groups of dozens. In doing my research for your Beanie Baby, I found the following auction records of individually-sold TWIGS Beanie Babies:
($40) https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/138291447_teenie-beanie-baby-twigs-the-giraffe
($0 with a starting price of $5) https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/138105440_beanie-baby
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
A near vintage Ty "Twigs" Beanie Baby
handmade in China, circa 1995
The recumbent Beanie Baby giraffe with red ear/swing tag. Stuffed with PVC pellets.
CONDITION: This Beanie Baby appears to be in good condition.
PROVENANCE: Inherited
$10-25*
*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
Most auction houses will only sell Beanie Babies in a large group; if you'd like the names of some auction houses that regularly sell Beanie Babies please let me know, otherwise thank you for using Mearto and have a great day!
Delia