NOTE!! Like with most other collectibles, with Ty Beanie Babies, finding a Complete Set with a specific trait often creates a collection that is more valuable than the sum of its parts. (This pertains to the following Listing Below )
Rocket and Rocket Jr Set ( His Companion Rocket Jr. Mc Donalds Teenie in His original Sealed Packaging )
NOTE!! Knowing that exclusivity and uniqueness of a limited stock item always attach a premium to its value. And that Beanie Babies with errors can be much more valuable than ones with perfectly printed tags. Without an Existing Identical listing to compare it to: According to Microsoft's A.I. The Ty Rocket & Rocket Jr. Set is considered valuable due to several factors:
- Limited Production & Rarity: The set includes Rocket, a Beanie Baby from 1997, and Rocket Jr., a McDonald's Teenie Beanie Baby that remains sealed in its original packaging. Limited production runs and exclusivity often drive up the value.
- Manufacturing Errors & Oddities: Some versions of Rocket have rare errors, such as incorrect stitching resulting in uneven eyes, mismatched birthdates on tags, and the presence of PVC pellets instead of PE pellets, which were phased out in later editions.
- Collector Demand: Beanie Babies with unique traits, especially those with errors, tend to be highly sought after by collectors. The combination of rarity, errors, and original packaging makes this set particularly desirable.
- Investment Potential: Some listings price the set at thousands of dollars, indicating its perceived long-term value among collectors.
These factors create a sense of rarity and exclusivity, driving up demand and prices in the collector’s market.
Making this Mint Most Valuable Iconic Original Limited Production Rocket with Multiple Tag Rarities a Serious Collectors Item whose Future Selling Price will only continue to Rise!
TY Rocket --- No Style Number ---1997--- Ultra Rare Distinctive Factory Oddities / Unique Feature --- Multiple Tag Errors --- New --- Iconic Original --- Mwmt -Mq
- ULTRA RARE Original Owner / Iconic Original / Mint Condition
- ULTRA RARE Most ValuableDistinctive Factory Oddites / Unique Features ( In correct Stitching resulting in Offset / Uneven Eyes with the Right Eye being Higher than the Left One See Photo # 3 Above )
- ULTRA RARE Most Valuable Factory Tag Oddity # 1 ( 1997 Birthdate on the Swing Tag and 1998 Birth date on the Tush Tag See Photo # 5 Above
- ULTRA RARE Most Valuable Crucial Factory Tag Oddity # 2 ( Defective 1998 Tush Tag ( Should Be 1997 PVC Pellets. Ty Inc. switched from using PVC pellets to PE pellets in Beanie Babies in 1998 This change was made to be more environmentally friendly meaning Most Valuable PVC Pellets are inside this Ultra Rare 1997 Rocket See Photo # 7 Above )
- ULTRA RARE Most Valuable PVC Pellets ( Only used on 1st Editions )
- ULTRA RARE Most Valuable Ty Europe LTD Fareham Hants PO15 5TX U.K. Origin
- ULTRA RARE No Style Number on the Swing Tag
- ULTRA RARE Oakbrook misspelled on both tags should be Oak Brook
- ULTRA RARE 1998 TY INC., All Caps on the Tush Tag
- ULTRA RARE The comma after INC., on the Tush Tag should not be there
- REG NO PA 1965 (KR ) Designations on the Tush Tag
Rocket Jr Number 5 of A Tremendously Successful McDonald's Promo Highlighting the 12 Most Popular Beanies at the Time! ( Known to have its own rarities ) remains Sealed in His Original Packaging!
This fabulous Mint Most Valuable Iconic Original Limited Production Dual Tush Tagged Set been stored since the day it was purchased and has never been played with and or mishandled. Investment Quality, And to help ensure its Increasing Future Selling Price this Coveted Ultra Rare Rocket comes with both Plastic Swing and Tush Tag protectors.