Thanksgiving is still more than two weeks off, and Gobbles the turkey has nearly doubled its sales. The turkey sold 36 times this week, one short of Princess, while the Halloween bats that led October cooled off.
This report covers November 2 to 8 and compares it with October 26 to November 1. A character’s count can include more than one version.
Sales activity: the week’s biggest changes
| Beanie | October 26–November 1 | November 2–8 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobbles | 19 | 36 | +17 |
| Batty | 23 | 11 | −12 |
| Doby | 2 | 9 | +7 |
| Fleece | 3 | 10 | +7 |
| Inky | 0 | 7 | +7 |
| Roam | 9 | 2 | −7 |
| Cubbie | 1 | 7 | +6 |
| October birthday bear | 6 | 0 | −6 |
| Garcia | 1 | 6 | +5 |
| Goldie | 1 | 6 | +5 |
| Jake | 5 | 10 | +5 |
Across the whole market, 1,111 Beanie Babies sold this week, up from 1,027, and the typical sale was $7.
The turkey’s turn
Gobbles went from 19 sales to 36. Volume is not lifting the price: the median slipped from $5.99 to $5.09, and the best single sale was $24. Thanksgiving falls on November 26 this year, so expect two more busy weeks.
Princess stayed on top with 37 sales at a median of just under $10.
After the holiday rush
Batty fell from 23 sales to 11, though the bats that sold went for more, with a median of $8.44 against $6. The October birthday bear did not sell once after its month ended, having sold six times the week before.
Climbers
Doby the Doberman went from two sales to nine and Fleece the lamb from three to ten, though Fleece’s median fell from about $12.60 to $5 as more ordinary copies came up. Jake the mallard doubled to ten sales, and Inky the octopus went from none to seven.
A few early Beanies showed up with better tags. Cubbie the bear, one of the Original Nine, went from one sale to seven, including one with German tags that sold for $150, and Goldie the goldfish rose from one sale to six, led by an authenticated example with a third-generation hang tag and first-generation tush tag at $139.99. Roam the buffalo went the other way, from nine sales to two.
Top sales of the week
Two Billionaire bears, made for Ty staff and signed by Ty Warner, led the week. The rest of the list is early Beanies, most of them authenticated.
| Beanie and listing details | Sale price | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Billionaire 15, signed by Ty Warner, at auction | $399.00 | November 2 |
| Lizzy, tie-dyed, 3rd-generation hang tag, 1st-generation tush tag, authenticated | $389.00 | November 8 |
| Billionaire 3, signed by Ty Warner | $373.86* | November 8 |
| Spooky, 3rd-generation hang tag, 1st-generation tush tag, at auction | $300.00 | November 5 |
| Web, UK version, authenticated | $257.67 | November 3 |
| Nip, all gold, 3rd-generation hang tag, 1st-generation tush tag, authenticated | $240.00 | November 4 |
| Nana | $200.00* | November 3 |
| Caw, 3rd-generation hang tag, 1st-generation tush tag, authenticated | $189.00 | November 5 |
| Chilly, 1st-generation tush tag, authenticated | $169.95 | November 7 |
| Cubbie, German tags, 3rd-generation hang tag, 1st-generation tush tag | $150.00 | November 8 |
Prices are in US dollars before shipping and tax. We checked each sale in eBay’s sales research tool, and where a Best Offer was accepted, the price shown is what the buyer paid. *Best Offer sales the research tool has no record of yet. The price shown is the seller’s asking price, and the amount paid may be lower. Tag and authentication details are as the sellers described them.
Nana is the monkey Ty renamed Bongo in June 1995, and the two are otherwise identical. Only the name Nana inside the swing tag, or a Bongo sticker covering it, confirms one, so the tag carries the value.
Spooky sold at auction for $300. Over the past year, the typical Spooky has sold for about $8.
Keep an eye on your own Beanies
Every character in this report has a page in the Beanie Baby Market Tracker, with the recent sales behind these figures. If you are working out what one of your own might fetch, our guide to valuing Beanie Babies from sold listings explains how to read those sales, and our guide to the most valuable Beanie Babies shows which versions are worth looking for.