Woman finds rare Beanie Baby worth £300k – but is gobsmacked by detail

A woman claimed she struck gold after discovering a “rare” Beanie Baby and said it would dramatically alter her life.

Heading to X, formerly Twitter, with a snapshot of her discovery, Sarah flaunted what appeared to be the highly sought-after vintage purple Princess Diana-themed Beanie Baby, a toy that can fetch a princely sum.

Crafted in Indonesia, this elusive plaything is touted as one of the trickiest to come by in the entire collection, justifying its hefty price tag.

Sarah jokingly boasted she had stumbled upon a nearly pristine copy of the coveted toy which, in the past, has seen bids starting at £24,000 on eBay.

Other staggering figures have been tagged on this elusive piece, with another listing once stunning observers with an asking price of £300,000.

Excitedly, Sarah tweeted: “Packing to move and found THIS… my whole life is about to change.”

However, the twist in Sarah’s tale was that her supposed jackpot was, in fact, an entirely different Beanie Baby. A subsequent confession followed from her: “Guys I know it’s not worth anything. We’re just here to have a little fun.”

She wasn’t the only one to have been misled into thinking they had discovered the rare gem, as fellow fans admitted their parallel errors.

One recounted their experience: “My husband’s grandma died last week and we are cleaning out her house. I never had this Beanie Baby growing up so I felt I hit the JACKPOT when I found one in her house.

“It’s definitely not the rare, valuable kind but I’m keeping it forever for the nostalgia I never got to have.”

Another user light-heartedly revealed they possessed the same budget-friendly version, with one user quipping: “I have one too. It’s worth about $18 last I checked.”

Sarah humorously agreed: “Sounds about right!” Meanwhile, other users are baffled on how to appraise their Beanie Baby toys and question if collectors would truly pay the astronomical prices flaunted online.

“I have a few rare ones but can’t figure out if it’s the $100 kind of rare, or the $500 kind of rare,” pondered one user. “And do people actually buy them? And if so, why? Guess I should just put them up on eBay and see! Haha.”

Sarah responded: “Yeah I genuinely have no idea. This is the only ‘collectible’ one I have we took tags off and played with all our other ones.”