"Today, individually wrapped Happy Meal Teenie Beanie Babies tend to sell on resale sites for between $5-$25, but there's an ongoing auction on Etsy for 12 of the 1998 toys going for over $5,200, which is more valuable due to the original packaging. There's also record on a Beanies Babies Collectors Group website of unopened McDonald's International Bears (one variant of the toy) selling for $2,000 and $5,400."
"Whether you've got a little one in the back seat begging for chicken nuggets or you're secretly a fan of the smaller portion sizes, McDonald's Happy Meals are one of the fast food restaurant's biggest draws. On a recent deep dive into 10 of the rarest McDonald's Happy Meal toys, we stumbled across the exclusive Ty Teenie Beanie Babies and McDonald's collaboration. There were several iterations of the toys throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s that, to date, are worth various prices"
McDonald's partnered with Ty to offer Teenie Beanie Babies in Happy Meals during the late 1990s and early 2000s, creating collectible demand. Individual wrapped toys commonly resell for $5–$25, while complete sets or unopened, original-packaged items have fetched thousands on auction sites. Some International Bear variants sold rather than being given away, contributing to higher values. The limited, month-long campaign windows, Ty discontinuations of certain Beanie Babies, and collector speculation drove secondary-market interest. Consumers queued for the toys and sometimes fought over availability. Condition, packaging, specific variant, and campaign rarity determine resale prices.
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