Hi Christopher,

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).

Most Beanie Babies - around 99.999999999% of them - have a fair-market value of around $20 when sold at auction, though ones in their original packaging can occasionally sell for $30 at auction. This is worth $25-35.

Erin the Beanie Baby was considered a special release when Ty introduced it in January 1998. It was the first Beanie Baby with a St. Patrick’s Day and Irish theme, featuring a bright green fabric, a white shamrock embroidered on its chest, and a black button nose. It was named “Erin” after the poetic name for Ireland. If all four that were issued by MacDonalds come to auction, the set of four can occasionally bring more than $100.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia