Are any Beanie Babies valuable?

[serendipity]

I have some from way way back when... up to 11 years old, at the beginning of the trend. Most are in mint condition, but I wasn't trying to preserve them in super-crisp tag condition, either.

We were given a few old ones for the baby and I want to make sure they aren't valuable before I let her destroy them. I was thinking of letting her play with my old ones, too. But if it's worth much of anything she really doesn't need to play with THAT stuffed animal 

[wahm922]

They are listed on posh alot so I'm wanting to say let her play with them but I honestly have no idea of their value.  I know Kathy collects them so she would probably know.

[Sade]

A friend of mine sells Beanies every now and then, so I know some of them have value, but most don't. I can't help you identify them though, cuz I have no clue.

[WayOutWest]

here's a start http://www.barrysbeanies.com/generic31.html  (it's a seller's site and has links to pricing on left column, sorted by name and by type of critter)

[signsintime]

here's a start http://www.barrysbeanies.com/generic31.html  (it's a seller's site and has links to pricing on left column, sorted by name and by type of critter)

I googled the same site and was gonna post it and got side tracked. lol

[WayOutWest]

re: same site - quite spying on me!    :

[serendipity]

LOL and I had just found that site before STeve posted it!

The two new additions are selling for $11 and $12 on that site.. and I found one from my personal collection for $12. I don't remember the names of most and haven't looked them all up. Don't know if it'd be worth trying to sell somewhere, but good to know... lol i won't give the baby the more valuable ones from my own collection to play with.

[signsintime]

I only have one, in mint condition with tags and all, and it's only worth $8.95 according to that site. Oh well. It's a cute Christmas bear and someone gave it to me when my youngest was born. Never did let him play with it and now he's beyond bears. 

about everyone hitting the same site: GMTA  Or LPCFL (lazy people click first link)

[signsintime]

After further research I found my retired bear here:

1997 Holiday Teddy Bear and they have it selling for $21.99 while I also found it for $4.99 on another site.

I think you'd have to either get a collector's guide book on the topic or get ahold of a serious collector to really know what the price would be.

[Thurston]

I just had listings for beanies on eBay end and my answer to your query would be "no".  I had 5 individual beanies listed that Mpire said were over $4.00 each AND a lot of 10 for cheap.  1 sold for $3.59. 

If you do list them, do it cheaply.

My $0.02,

Thurston

[NyxedMedia.com]

Ooooh Danielle, don't put that albatross on my neck! Sophia collects them, I just foot most of the bill.  :

My answer to the question would be a big, fat N-O. The craze really ended years ago, and even then so many of each were made that real value was not possible.