Paul Barretta, President of Talent Clearing House, stated, Whether artists are paid based on traditional royalty structure or one tied to profitability of releases, administration can pose quite a burden.
Despite the continuation of the line, the most expensive Beanie Babies are the same ones that were rare and valuable during the original Beanie Baby craze. For instance, fewer than 2,000 wingless Quackers the duck dolls were produced and the rare Beanie Baby may now be valued in excess of $1,300.
Get daily news by email. Watch Next. Some of those Beanie Babies you spent all of your pocket money on in the 1990s might actually be worth some money. Leah Rogers and Ryan Flanaghan from Bude purchased a first edition Princess Beanie Baby at a car boot sale for Â£10, and it could be worth a lot of money. The couple were at the car boot sale selling Beanie Babies (apparently people still do that...) when they spotted a first edition Princess Diana bear. The first edition Princess bears were created in 1997 to raise money for the Princess Diana memorial trust. Only 100 of them were made, so they are quite valuable.