Princess diana beanie baby, Ty introduced Princess on October 29, 1997. In November 1997, Ty informed U.S. retailers they could only order 12 Princess Beanie Babies for delivery in December. This restriction caused many collectors and retailers to believe Princess would be a limited edition. The "limited edition" rumors caused a buying frenzy when Princess first shipped in December 1997.
Collector and speculator demand immediately drove the secondary market price for a Princess Beanie Baby to well over $200. When a different version of the Princess tush tag appeared, speculation about the variations caused even more confusion about Princess.
Much of the "true" production history for the Princess Beanie Baby is still a mystery. New collectors are misled into believing Princess is valuable by uninformed, dishonest or deluded sellers on eBay who frequently attempt to sell or auction Princess for prices ranging from hundreds to millions of dollars.
Contrary to all of the hype, misinformation and secondary market speculation, even a "first edition" version of Princess made in China is currently worth approximately $27. A "first edition" version of Princess made in Indonesia is worth approximately $47. This is a lengthy article. If you are only interested in the current value of Princess, refer to the value table below. Collectors interested in additional information about the history and value of Princess, should read the article that follows the "value table" section.Note 1: Values shown in this table apply to a Princess in like-new condition with mint swing and tush tags. Princess without a swing tag (or a detached tag) is worth only one or two dollars.
Note 2: Versions of Princess with an Indonesian "space" swing tag and P.V.C. tush tag have been available for bid or purchase on eBay from time to time. It is not known if this particular combination of tags was from an intentional production run or an oddity. In our opinion this is a no-space/P.V.C. Princess with a lost original swing tag that was subsequently replaced with an incorrect (space) swing tag.
Princess swing tags are often referred to by collectors as "space" or "no-space". This is a reference to the last four lines of text on the right inside of the swing tag. The no-space swing tag was attached to Princess bears produced in China during the first production period and also for some of the production in Indonesia. A "first edition" Princess MUST have the "no-space" swing tag attached.
Much of the "true" production history for the Princess Beanie Baby is still a mystery. New collectors are misled into believing Princess is valuable by uninformed, dishonest or deluded sellers on eBay who frequently attempt to sell or auction Princess for prices ranging from hundreds to millions of dollars.
Contrary to all of the hype, misinformation and secondary market speculation, even a "first edition" version of Princess made in China is currently worth approximately $27. A "first edition" version of Princess made in Indonesia is worth approximately $47. This is a lengthy article. If you are only interested in the current value of Princess, refer to the value table below. Collectors interested in additional information about the history and value of Princess, should read the article that follows the "value table" section.Note 1: Values shown in this table apply to a Princess in like-new condition with mint swing and tush tags. Princess without a swing tag (or a detached tag) is worth only one or two dollars.
Note 2: Versions of Princess with an Indonesian "space" swing tag and P.V.C. tush tag have been available for bid or purchase on eBay from time to time. It is not known if this particular combination of tags was from an intentional production run or an oddity. In our opinion this is a no-space/P.V.C. Princess with a lost original swing tag that was subsequently replaced with an incorrect (space) swing tag.
Princess swing tags are often referred to by collectors as "space" or "no-space". This is a reference to the last four lines of text on the right inside of the swing tag. The no-space swing tag was attached to Princess bears produced in China during the first production period and also for some of the production in Indonesia. A "first edition" Princess MUST have the "no-space" swing tag attached.
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