Beanie Baby
First Beanie Babies
The first Beanie Babies were introduced to the world in late 1993 at the World Toy Fair in New York City, these first nine would become known as the “Original Nine.”Beanie Babies These beanies were a new style plush all together, instead of the typical stuffing that accompanied most plush toys these had a combination of ‘beans’ and stuffing. The ‘beans’ or small plastic PVC pellets gave these plush a new uniqueness. You could now make your animal sit up in various posable positions. The critics were skeptical, some even nicknamed them, “Road Kill,” due to being under-stuffed and filled with beans. Ty‘s strategy was simple, aim for quality with a toy that was simple with few details. Each beanie had a few colors of fabric with a few facial details. In fact the beanie named Spot was first introduced without a spot! (Trying to save money on fabric costs? The world will never know!).So who were these ‘Original Nine’ beanies? Who were these first beanies to cause a mad craze worldwide? Who were these first beanies that caused hundreds of crazed fans to stalk mail carriers, stand in line for hours before sunrise, counterfeit beanies for profit, and start a whole new breed of avid collectors? Who were these under-stuffed plush toys that would lead to the building of “an empire based on inexpensive toys filled with plastic pellets?”Lets welcome, Legs the Frog, Squealer the Pig, Brownie the Bear ( later renamed to Cubbie the Bear), Flash the Dolphin, Splash the Whale, Patti the Platypus, Chocolate the Moose, Spot the Dog and Pinchers the Lobster! These beanies first appeared in small gift stores in the Chicago, Illinois area in January 1994. They would be the first to mark Ty, Inc. as a company of quality and reasonably priced stuffed toys. Although, when these “bean filled” toys were first released they did not initially catch on, it didn’t take long before they did, and when they did the results were phenomenal! They became an instant hit primarily in 1996 afterTy retired 11 beanies! They were cute, small, affordable and well we will never really understand what made them a phenomenon when compared to other plush toys! today none of the Original 9 Beanies are current, they have all since long retired. Splash and Flash were retired in May of 1997, Legs and Spot followed suit and retired in October of 1997. During 1998 the last 5 of the Original 9 retired, Cubbie retired in January and Patti, Pinchers, and Squealer in May, followed by Chocolate in December.
For more about Original 9 Beanies : http://feliztoyandgame.blogspot.com/
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How To Spot Counterfeit Beanie Babies [VHS] $2.27 Vicky Krupka, along with host Steve Cantin discuss the history of counterfeit Beanie Babies. Vicky is a featured writer on the highly popular BeanieMom website, contributing author to the Beanie Collector and Beanie Mania Magazines, and a nationally recognized expert on counterfeit Beanie Babies. Following an introduction by Becky Phillips and Becky Estenssoro, authors of “Beanie Mania – a Compre… |
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Teamwork Saves the Day! $10.93 What`s going to work? TEAMWORK!This gift set includes a board book and an adorable Beanie Baby® of one ofthe Wonder Pets–the wonderful Ming-Ming! Celebrate spring with Ming-Ming and the rest of the Wonder Pets as they rescue a baby lamb. |
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VINTAGE TY BEANIE BABY BABIES BEAR DOLLS LOT MILLENIUM BEAR & JOHN ELWAY BEAR $7.99 |
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VINTAGE Teddy Ruxpin Limited edition beanie baby w/books and tapes. HTF $69.00 |
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HAND KNIT BEANIE PULL ON BABY GIRL HAT WITH FLOWER DETAIL LOVELY FOR YOUR REBORN $3.15 |
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Rare Yellow Beany Baby by Mattel 1970′s $7.99 |
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TY BEANIE BABIES -CLUBBY IV $5.99 |
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HAND KNITTED BABY OR REBORN COAT & BEANIE HAT OUTFIT SET $19.76 |
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Lot Of 4 Beanie Babies “valentina” “iggy” “strut” And “nuts” $5.00 |
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Doll Clothes Miniature x38 pieces Beanie Baby, Shoes $19.99 |
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NEW Beanie Baby, OSITO (Mexico), DOB 2/5/1999,case for tags & bear!! GREAT BUY! $0.99 |
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Lot of 6 Beanie Babies in Gently Used Condition $9.99 |
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TY RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES BEANIE BABIES BEARS $3.49 |
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NewWTags Ty Beanie Baby Bear White with Wings Halo Gift ” $0.99 |
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Ty Birdie the Bear McDonald’s Mini Beanie Baby Toy $9.99 |
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2 Princess Diana Beanie Babies Unnumbered Tag and Marked $50.00 |
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LOT OF 3 TY BEANIE BABIES- PRINCESS / FRECKLES/ MIDNIGHT-W/ORIG TAGS–2 CUTE! $0.77 |
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f- TY BEANIE BABY SIGNATURE BEAR PURPLE 2000 IN BOX MINT WITH DISPLAY CASE $24.99 |
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f- TY BEANIE BABY BEAR NAMED HUGGY. B.D. 8 20 2000. MINT WITH DISPLAY CASE $24.99 |
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f- TY BEANIE BABY BEAR MINI NAMED THE END. MINT IN BOX $24.99 |
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f- TY BEANIE BABIES, SUNNY, YELLOW, B.D. FEB, 13, 2000 IN DISPLAY BOX MINT, 8.5″ $24.99 |
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2 Black Cabbage Patch Beanie Baby Dolls $12.99 |
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Russ Teddy Bear December Birthstone 100038 NWT Beanie Baby Type $24.99 |
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Blue Beanie Baby Teddy Bear Nascar Racing Gold Daytona 500 50 Years NWT $19.99 |
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White Beanie Baby Teddy Bear Nascar Racing Gold Daytona 500 50 Years NWT $19.99 |
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TY Beanie Baby Spunky The Spangial Dog Toy new NWT $5.95 |
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