A Ty Beanie Baby is a stuffed animal, made by Ty Warner Inc., which was later renamed as Ty Inc. in late 1993. Each toy has an inner “posable lining” and is stuffed with plastic pellets (or “beans”) rather than conventional stuffing, giving Beanie Babies a flexible feel.
Here are some questions that have come up over the years, together with their answers.
Q. When was the official introduction of the Original 9 beanies?
A. The official issue date of the beanies was January 8th, 1994. They were in the January 1994 Ty Retailer’s catalogue, and on the order forms, but not on the German order forms. They were available for all to see and order at the larger New York World Toy Fair in February, 1994, but preferred customers and those fortunate to have seen them earlier at the Gatlinburg show, received their orders before the February Toy Fair.
Q. How can you tell if you have an original Original 9 Beanie Babies?
A. The hang tag will be 1st generation, and a ‘true’ original 9 beanie will have a 4 line Korean tush tag.
Q. So when people say they have an Original 9 Beanies, more often than not they are referring to same style as an Original 9 beanie, one produced at a later date, rather than the original Original 9?
A. Yes
Q. Was Spot (with a Spot) an Original 9 beanie?
A. Spot was an Original 9 beanie, but strictly speaking, the Original 9 Spot had no spot, and was 1G. The first Spot, with a spot, came with 2G hang tag.
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