Still Have Your Beanie Babies? These 13 Can Make You Rich

If you, like me, collected worthless Tamagotchis and Spice Girls lollipops as a kid, too bad. If you, unlike me, collected Beanie Babies and kept them in pristine condition (little heart-shaped tags still attached; inside tiny clear plastic boxes where dirt and annoying little brothers couldn’t reach them), then you could be sitting on basically a winning lottery ticket. Congrats! Here are some of the priciest collectible Beanie Babies on the market (read: eBay) right now to help you get started on your new lucrative Beanie Baby reselling empire.

“Large” Wallace and his Squad

$680000.00

This rare large-sized “Wallace” and his friends, two regular-sized(?) Wallaces and Cashew and Huggy will set an extremely enthusiastic collector back nearly $1M. Think of how many new friends you could buy.

Princess Bear

$60.00

The 1997 Princess Bear was dedicated to Princess Diana. And according this lucky, about-to-be-rich eBay seller she’s “undoubtedly the RAREST of all Beanies and Princess Bears!” Cool!

“Large” Ariel and 9″ friends, Issy, Ariel, and Peanut

$660000.00

Ariel was reportedly introduced in 2000 as a tribute to a 7-year-old child who passed away following complications from AIDS. This large and regular-sized Ariel pair, along with Issy and Peanut, is up for eBay grabs for over half a million dollars.

15-inch Peace bear and 9-inch Peace, Ringo and Bones

$358000.00

This extra-large psychedelic Peace beanie baby will deliver extra-good good vibes if you manage to sell him and his friends for the going rate of over $300,000.

Bubbles(!)

$5999.99

Is there a cuter name than Bubbles? There is not. Is there anything cuter than earning over $100,000—which is how much this guy is going for on eBay—for a retired stuffed fish? There is not.

Hippity

$4.95

This Hippity is going for roughly a year of college tuition. Here is a video of how to appraise YOUR Hippity, which I ‘m sure is totally, (probably?) helpful if you watch it.

Patti the Platypus

$14995.00

Apparently, magenta-colored Pattis are the most sought-after Patti because magenta is the first color she/he/it ever appeared in. The other colors are fuchsia, maroon, and raspberry, which look exactly like magenta.

Blackie the Bear

$49.00

This is one of those Beanie Babies whose value depends on what”generation” it’s from. So good luck with that.

Valentino

$42299.00

The most expensive Valentino bears are the rare ones with the misspelled tags. Thanks for nothing, spell-check!

Claude the Crab

$18000.00

The only Beanie Baby reportedly with a poem dedicated to his name: “Claude the crab paints by the sea; A famous artist he hopes to be; But the tide came in and his paints fell; Now his art is on his shell!” Priceless, no?