From The Ty Cyberboard:

Collector's beware! There is one seller with 5 counterfeit teddies (all separate auctions) on the bay. He now knows they are counterfeit, but wants to see if they will sell anyway

Always check tush tags and swing tags carefully before buying. Counterfeiters made punctuation errors, TY did not. Teddys should all have a V-shaped seam on the backs of their heads - not straight ones. Also, some of the colors that counterfeiters used were no where near the colors that TY used.

OtterGongo

Is My Beanie Real?
From the Cyberboard:

HELP want to no if my thank you is real
can any one tell me where i could find out if my thank you 2003 is real? i live in england. thanks
salsmad

Re:HELP want to no if my thank you is real
You can send it to have it authenticated.
1geraldine

Re:Re:HELP want to no if my thank you is real
but where? im in england and can't find any where that does it. does any1 now any names i can start with plz
salsmad

Re:HELP want to no if my thank you is real
aboutbeanies has pictures of beanies and a lot of information about them. You can check the beanie you have against the picture, also check the hang and tush tags. Just enter the beanie name in the basic search.
WlAdZiA

The few that do authentication do it by mail so the only problem is the cost of having it authenticated and the cost of postage.

Having a Beanie Baby Authenticated should add value to your Bear. It would be returned to you in a sealed container with a certificate of authenticity.

Research online to find the best and most used authenticators.
1geraldine

Some of the most used Beanie Baby Authenticators are:


Becky's True Blue Beans

Peggy Gallagher Enterprises, Inc.

Pbbags - Professional Bean Bag Authentication and Grading Service

Counterfeit Info:

Ty Counterfeit Attorney Letter

Smart Collecting:
More Counterfeit Beanie Baby Serial Numbers Identified!
"The counterfeit serial number for Chinook is 44RBBE93 and two counterfeit serial numbers for Buckingham are: 4DE6TR35 and 4DE6TK3S." (Peggy Gallagher)

Internet Fraud: Official Website of Ms. Janie Daniels

ASK PEGGY GALLAGHER
"This was pre-eBay and pre-counterfeit Beanies and pre-Beanie show days. ... This particular counterfeit Beanie was illegally purchased at the Beijing ..."

BEANSMAIL,CO.UK
"The popularity of Beanie Babies has led to the inevitable problem of counterfeiting. The more difficult to find, or rarer a beanie is, the more chance there is that there are counterfeit versions of that Beanie."

17 WAYS TO DETERMINE IF A BEANIE BABY IS COUNTERFEIT

by Barry Stein

"Most counterfeit Beanie Babies are easy to spot if you know what to look for. If you don`t know what to look for then you will probably have a hard time telling most counterfeit Beanie Babies from authentic Ty Beanie Babies."

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