Authentication Process
How we authenticate your Beanie Babies
Every submission follows the same 10-step process below and results in a heat-sealed Beanie with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity and a permanent entry in the BX Registry — authenticated in-house by the Beanie Xchange team.
Authentication pricing
- Authentication (per beanie)
- $10.00
- Shipping to us
- calculated at checkout
- Return shipping
- free on $100+ orders, otherwise calculated at checkout
BX Authentication
Shipping to us — and return shipping on orders under $100 — is calculated from your address at checkout and added to the service fee above. The total shown on the payment screen is the full amount you are charged.
The 10-step process
- 1
You submit & pay
Submit on Beanie Xchange — you can send several beanies in one go. We collect your return address, each Beanie's name and condition, and your photos, then charge the service fee ($10.00 per beanie) plus shipping to us, calculated from your address. Return shipping is free on orders of $100 or more; under that it's calculated the same way and added to the charge. We email you a prepaid shipping label.
- 2
Ship to BX
Pack the Beanie loosely with the hang tag protected (a stiff card sleeve or hard tag protector if you have one) and send it with the prepaid label. You can follow every beanie's status on your submission page.
- 3
Checked in at our center
When your box arrives, each Beanie is logged in and cross-checked against your submission — name, condition, and photos — before it goes to an examiner.
- 4
Swing tag examination
Our team inspects the swing tag (hang tag / paper tag) for: tag generation, gold trim, hole punch, punctuation, style number, and overall condition. The swing tag has direct impact on a Beanie's value — generation and condition matter as much as the plush itself.
- 5
Tush tag examination
The tush tag (the sewn-in fabric tag) is examined separately — generation, country of origin, font, stitching, and the tag's own condition. A mismatch between swing and tush generations is one of the most common counterfeit markers.
- 6
Plush, stitching, and fill
The Beanie itself is inspected for overall condition, stitching irregularities, fabric pilling, sun fade, fill consistency (PVC vs PE pellets), and any known production variations. Recall variants (peanut royal blue, old face vs new face) are noted.
- 7
Authentication outcome
The result is posted to your submission page. If the Beanie is counterfeit or inconclusive, it does not pass and is returned to you; the examination fee is non-refundable, per our returns policy.
- 8
BX Authentic token & heat seal
A numbered “BX Authentic” token is attached to each authenticated Beanie, and it is heat-sealed for the trip home.
- 9
Certificate of Authenticity
Every authenticated Beanie gets a Beanie Xchange Certificate of Authenticity and a permanent BX Registry number that any buyer can look up on the BX Registry.
- 10
Shipped back to you
Your authenticated Beanie is packed and shipped back to you with tracking — return shipping is free on orders of $100 or more. With its COA and BX Registry number, you can list it as BX Authenticated on Beanie Xchange.
Checked on every Beanie
- Swing-tag generation, font, punctuation
- Gold trim, hole punch, style number
- Tush-tag generation, country, stitching
- Plush condition, fabric, fill (PVC vs PE)
- Known production variants and recalls
- Sun fade, pilling, tag bend or staining
What you get back
- Numbered “BX Authentic” token on the Beanie
- Heat-sealed for the trip home
- Beanie Xchange Certificate of Authenticity
- Permanent, publicly verifiable BX Registry number
- Free return shipping on orders of $100 or more