Category:Counterfeit Beanie Babies

Counterfeit Beanie Babies began to appear in the USA and elsewhere in the 1990's when Beanie Baby values were skyrocketing on the secondary market. Significant efforts by TY Inc., U.S. federal authorities and knowledgeable TY collectors helped reduce counterfeit production and distribution. The numbers of counterfeited items was so high that they might find out that their Beanie Baby is a fake. They were so bold that they mimicked known authentication services and issued counterfeit authentication certificates.

