Announcements from ty and patricia a. They were later made in indonesia.

Ty Beanie Baby 1998 Princess Diana Purple Bear Large 14 Ebay

Ty donated all profits to the charity.

1998 princess diana beanie baby. Only 1 in 12 released to retailers in 1998. Regarded as one of the most recognized favorites of all ty beanies. The hang tag should not have a space above diana.

Initially they retailed between 5 7 with proceeds benefiting. I ve been waiting for my rare princess diana beanie baby to make me a millionaire since 1997 twitter user max grossman shared. Collector and speculator demand immediately drove the secondary market price for a princess beanie baby to more than 200.

In the 1998 ty retailer s catalogue given out at the beginning of the year ty beanie baby princess appears and is listed on the order form. Would be using pe pellets for all future products. Beanie babies are a notoriously bad investment but a couple in england is making headlines for hoping to flip a 15 princess diana bear for as much as 100 000.

In may 1998 ty donated 2 004 850 to the princess diana memorial fund. Roche managing director of ty europe at that time that princess would be in plentiful supply in 1998 did little to calm the buying frenzy. Should have a bright white rose and bright green stem.

Pvc or pe pellets can be found on the label. Princess was the first ty beanie baby used to raise funds for charity. Beanie mania magazine september 1999 edition.

The purple princess diana bear beanie baby quickly become iconic when ty released it in 1997. First edition princess beanie baby 1st editions always have pvc pellets. It was released in 1998 as a charity beanie for the princess of wales foundation.

A look at ebay listings might enforce that notion. A special edition created to raise money for the diana princess of wales memorial fund following. As for the bear s history the beanie was originally created to honor diana princess of wales after her death on august 31 1997.

Rodgers and ryan flanaghan say. On feb 9 1998 greenpeace protested at the new york toy fair to halt the usage of pvc in children s toys and they announced that ty inc. The ty beanie baby princess diana bear.

In november 1998 he donated an additional 8 039 513 to the fund. The princess diana beanie baby with the number 0842104300 that is a first edition made in china with pvc pellets is one of the first of this kind of beanie baby.