"Erin" Beanie Baby in excellent condition and unique erors and markings on the heart tag and tush tag.
Rare Original "Erin" Beanie Baby * Swing Tag and Tush Tag Errors * March 17, 1997 - Birth Date Excellent Condition First Owner Errors and Unique Features: • A space between "old" and "!" on the last line of the poem on the swing tag. • Missing comma at the end of the first line of the poem on the swing tag. • "Oakbrook" is spelled as one word with no space between "Oak" and "Brook" on both the swing and tush tags. • A red star above the "ty" logo on tush tag. • Ty Europe Ltd., Fareham, Hants, PO155TX, UK on hang tag makes it more rare than the tags with “Gasport, Hampshire, UK”. • "1965(KR)" marking on the back, indicating it was part of the Korean market—a rare and valuable feature. • Made with P.E. pellets.
9" x 6"
Other
Yes
Hi Michael,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Beanie Babies (BBs) 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.
The BB market is often subject to overvaluation and there are myths surrounding BB values, both for ones with - and without - tag errors (for discussion on tag errors, see https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22870250/nft-beanie-baby-price-guide-bubble-princess-value ).
Websites like eBay and Etsy - which are unregulated - are rampant with fraudulent sellers posting BB 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 "Erin" in March 1997; tt was the first Beanie Baby to represent a country (Ireland) and was introduced in honor of Irish heritage, featuring a green body with a white shamrock on its chest. Its name “Erin” comes from the ancient Gaelic name for Ireland, Éirinn. Erin was officially retired on May 21, 1999, making its production run relatively short.
TY Inc. has never released exact production numbers for individual Beanie Babies, including "Erin" the bear.
Like 99.9999% of all beanie babies, this has a very nominal value: $20-30 at auction.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
A near vintage Ty "Erin" beanie baby
dated 1997
The green bear with white shamrock on its breast, a heart-shaped "ear" tag and folded tush tag, made in China, with PE pellets
9 inches long
CONDITION: This appears to be in good condition
PROVENANCE: Unknown
$20-30*
*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
