7 Ways to Determine if a Beanie Baby is Counterfeit

Many of the counterfeits have spelling errors on the tags, but keep in mind that so do some of the authentic Ty Beanie Babies. So you usually have to look for other mistakes beside just this.
Check the tag dates and the addresses to make sure they are correct. Many of the counterfeits have the wrong date on the tush tag.

Compare the tags of the suspect Beanie Baby with the tags of another Ty Beanie Baby that you know to be authentic.


Is the type on the tags too light or too dark? Is it the right typeface?

Compare the tags to an authentic Ty Beanie Baby's tags and determine if the tags are smaller or larger than the authentic tags.

Compare the stock color inside the hang tag to another hang tag. Is it too white? Authentic tags have an off-white color.

Are the color of the hang tags identical? Or does the red and yellow on the hang tag look muted or too light or too dark? The hang tag should be blue red and not orange red.