Other retailers jack up prices on popular styles. Ty abhors both of these practices and says it will stop supplying Beanies to retailers who knowingly sell to the secondary market. Kids hate it when stores sell Beanies at a premium. May. But it wasn't easy to satisfy them. Some stores were sold out.
Collectors focus on minuscule details to justify paying exorbitant prices.
Still, some collectors firmly believe that a mislabeled tag is extraordinary and will pay more for it. Ty's philosophy is that Beanie Babies are designed for children. It is upsetting and intolerable to us when the short-term greed of some of our customers takes over. Secondary-market selling goes on right under Ty's nose. Shows, conventions, and Web sites devoted to Beanies all bolster the hype.