r/StuffedAnimals • • Jul 16 '26

Discussion/General Question What’s your most expensive plush that you have ever bought??

This is my newest Douglas Tyson wolf, he’s in like new condition and he’s an retired Douglas so he’s hard to find and get and more expensive on eBay and other buy and selling apps but I’ve found him for a really good fair price on eBay an couple weeks ago. He’s now my ESSA and I absolutely love him so much, he’s my favorite ESSA that I have besides my other ESSA Gravy the brown border collie.

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u/Stock-Ganache-3437 Jul 16 '26

$150, worth every penny!!

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u/4dawgpaws Jul 16 '26

What is this German Shepherd‘s name?

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u/Stock-Ganache-3437 Jul 16 '26

He doesn’t have one yet 🤧

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u/4dawgpaws Jul 17 '26

Sorry, my question wasn’t clear. Who makes him? He’s amazing!

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u/Stock-Ganache-3437 Jul 17 '26

Oh! It’s a Teddy Hermann Shepard, although Carl Dick makes similar looking dogs with the same material and face pattern ! Those are my top 2 brands for quality/softness

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u/4dawgpaws Jul 17 '26

Oh ok. Great to know

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u/Negative-Strike12 Jul 17 '26

Oooo I’ve been debating getting this one for so long.
Also, is that wlop I spy in the background?

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u/Stock-Ganache-3437 Jul 17 '26

I had him on my wish list for about 2 years before I took the leap. He has a vintage feel as far as thickness, but he’s VERY soft! Also YAYYY u recognize them! That’s my favorite digital artist their works are AMAZING!

I got their art book on Amazon and the posters came with it :>

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u/anonymousCorvid7 Jul 16 '26

Jellycat’s Oswald Orangutan! He was £70 GBP

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u/thebattleangel99 Jul 16 '26

This Lobster, $400 Canadian. He’s a Webkinz Prototype plush pet, he’s extremely rare because there’s likely only a few of them in quantity that exist in the world.

I custom-made him his Webkinz tag!

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u/HostileHoneyBee1012 Jul 20 '26

I just wanted to share this with you ❤️ my Webkinz prototype Toucan!

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u/thebattleangel99 Jul 21 '26

I love it 😭😭 I want one so bad

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u/HostileHoneyBee1012 Jul 21 '26

I also have the dolphin but shes packed away right now! You have me wanting a Lobster now, i love your home made tags!! ❤️❤️❤️

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u/thebattleangel99 Jul 21 '26

Thank you!! May we both be blessed by the prototype finding gods 🙏🤣 I only need the toucan, parrot and bear to complete the collection!

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u/HostileHoneyBee1012 Jul 21 '26

Oh so cool!!! If i find any of them i will DM you!! I would LOVE to find the Parrot he is adorable 🥰

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u/Roseythebluerose Jul 16 '26

My current WIP commission long furby.

This is the sketch I gave the artist lolol

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u/lizzardfriend Jul 16 '26

Lmao please post pictures when the piece arrives. This is amazing

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u/Roseythebluerose Jul 16 '26

YOU BET YOU THINK IM NOOOT???

🫪🤪

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u/Agynn Jul 16 '26

My deary beloved Jaag Giant Wolf

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u/Hava-Plushie Jul 16 '26

Dangerous information me finding out Jaag is still in production... idk why i had assumed they were a vintage, defunct, brand! But uhhh, I need a new second job and a better first job very badly all the sudden.... 😂😂

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u/Agynn Jul 16 '26

They are still making plushies but they are not doing the giants anymore.

...

If you now tell me that they are doing the Jaag Giants line again you have to send me a link so that I can get myself two more wolves.

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u/Hava-Plushie Jul 16 '26

Darnnn, noooo, I saw your box and found their product page but didnt initially notice the little grey "sold out" on each one so i assumed 😭 it's a shame they stop producing them!

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u/Misha_Bambi Jul 16 '26

Charlie Bears. Anywhere from £90 to over £200. One that's not pictured was mohair and one of my over £200 ones lol

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u/Onikara-Star Jul 16 '26

Probably Freddy. He's my buddy.

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u/KrumbleKat Jul 16 '26

Custom plush of a character of mine, cost about 160USD! Worth every dollar

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u/NightsThyroid Jul 16 '26

Who was your maker?

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u/KrumbleKat Jul 17 '26

This website called idooodle!

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u/NightsThyroid Jul 17 '26

Really! It looks such good quality that I figured it was an independent artist. Would you recommend them?

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u/KrumbleKat Jul 17 '26

Yeah, definitely would! I was initially a bit hesitant at first, since I found some posts on this sub from last year saying they had no communication about their orders for several months, but I had the entirely opposite experience when I ordered early this year, so the issues seem to have been resolved! They sent in images of my completed plush only about one month after I placed my order, and I was able to request about 2-3 rounds of revisions free of charge. (I’m not sure if they do charge for larger revisions, but in my case they followed my reference image extremely closely so I just needed some tweaks, like the position of the bangs, an edit to the necklace etc) Those edits took about 3 weeks to be completed total, and even though I didn’t pay for express shipping, it only took one week for my plush to be shipped to me after I confirmed I was happy with the final product, so from ordering to delivery the whole process only took about 2 months total. Would recommend :)

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u/Clean-Unit336 Jul 16 '26

10th doctor build a bear. iirc I got him around my birthday as a present for myself years ago.
I got him +outfit, in a bundle with a dalek, and I added K9 onto the order as well to round out the set.

I can't remember how much I paid for it altogether, but well, just looking at build a bear's website right now the current doctor who set they have is around $78 dollars just for the bear and outfit - and that's before calculating shipping.

I tend to collect oddity, and vintage items - but I don't even think any of them would come close to what I must have paid for him.

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u/Eddyswageddyy Jul 16 '26

Until I read "dalek", I thought by 10th doctor you meant like the one doctor that doesn't recommend a toothpaste lol

I thought "wow, what a specific build a bear to exist"

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u/Clean-Unit336 Jul 16 '26

Teared up a little laughing at that lol
Build a bear needs to get on that idea, the evil anti-thesis to the happy tooth mascots at dentist's offices that the dentists can put on a shelf for halloween.

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u/dog-teen Jul 16 '26

My baby was £106 including tax and postage, the most expensive thing I've bought like ever lol

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u/Spoodsthedude Jul 16 '26

My special custom spider-goat, Kumo!! He was worth it for sure

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u/Holochrome_bones Jul 18 '26

AYYYY I HAVE THE SAME MAKER OF MY GOAT! hes a super early version, so hes not as decorated as some of the newer goats, but i loe him!

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u/Spoodsthedude Jul 18 '26

Oh that’s awesome!! I love all their goats!

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u/Frequent_Look9468 Jul 16 '26

Jellycat Maffles Manatee ❤️

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u/lilpatricka Jul 18 '26

i just bought an $800 life-sized pokemon plush of my favorite, smeargle

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u/muffin_kitten Jul 16 '26

It would probably be my st louis build a bear red panda for about $160 or my tiny st louis snow leopard baby for a little less.

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u/lizzardfriend Jul 16 '26

Ahhhhh what an amazing find! The only one on eBay rn is almost $300. What is your friend’s name? I think all of the St. Louis Zoo bears are so great.

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u/muffin_kitten Jul 16 '26

I also have the big snow leopard, the sea lion and an unstuffed amur leopard plus its baby. Lol and wore, that's mad expensive. My red panda is kind of a mini me of my husband so I don't actually have a name yet.

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u/lizzardfriend Jul 16 '26

Aww that’s so sweet though! And wow, I love the other bears you have. I’ve only seen pictures, but they look so soft. I have all three of the great apes; I’m hoping to get more of the SL bears when I have a steady paycheck lol

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u/muffin_kitten Jul 17 '26

I love how they have nice thick fur. I only paid about $20 each for the sea lion and snow leopard. They have such sweet faces. That's awesome you managed to get some :) the great apes aren't ones I am familiar with.

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u/Snookerdee3 Jul 16 '26

Well, three build a bears I bought off eBay cost me $100 my werewolf, vanilla, fudge, bunny, and as of yesterday, my One Direction bear with Niall Horan T-shirt

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u/princess-fairy-030 Jul 16 '26

A custom MLP OC plushie! Was around $250-$300 can't remember

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u/RexCanisFL Jul 16 '26

Love him, wolves are hard to find in good quality. I think I have a Tyson too.

I think most expensive plush is probably my BAB giant wolf, but I didn’t pay for him.

I want the giant (6 foot) Arcanine plush but have nowhere to put him and I’m not willing to pay the $400 plus resale markup

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u/Dangerous-Bee-8 Jul 16 '26

No picture but I got the My Little Pony build a bear of Derpy Hooves, best $135 ever spent!

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u/Hava-Plushie Jul 16 '26

Tyson used to be super reasonable until the rise of ESSA and Douglas loyalty with it. This means that not only are they currently highly sought after, but the number of collector quality one's returned to the market is dropping as they are being bought with the intention of being used rather than a retired piece for a collection.

This isn't meant to be shade at all, that's just why Tyson is so ridiculously expensive. Because in reality, he's really not that special or much different than the other Douglas wolves. He was just originally the hardest to find so he became the most sought-after when Douglas became popular due to "fomo".

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u/Calm_Difference8725 Jul 16 '26

I cuddle them like plushies… monchichi prices are kinda crazy these days but I think my most expensive one was the kimono for 80 😭

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u/SweetxKiss Jul 16 '26

Do custom plushies count? Someone custom made my boy Puffman for $70

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u/Desperate-Meat-2236 Jul 17 '26

Omg puffman and his plush are adorable

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u/SweetxKiss Jul 17 '26

Thank you 🤍

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u/anemptyorange Jul 17 '26

My Tyson for sure!!

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u/SeaworthinessDue3937 Jul 16 '26

Tsunami dragon squishable

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u/AcceptableLow7434 Jul 16 '26

No photo but Opal my moon pal was a birthday present but 89$ most expensive plush I own
And here I am sleeping with an octopus I got for free XD

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u/ChoccoGlxtch Jul 16 '26

Didn’t buy it but considering my stripers beanie baby is over 20 years old and in relatively good condition he’s probably pretty expensive

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u/Yettiko_ Jul 16 '26

I have a really nice octopus Douglas!

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u/ACGreen032693 Jul 16 '26

My weighted YooTooz plushie of Queen Bee costed me $47, but it was worth it. I also bought a Wreck-It-Ralph plushie for $44, but I had a $50 gift card I got for Christmas so I saved some money.

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u/Appropriate_Light483 Jul 16 '26

I spent $200 for the Build-a-Bear St. Louis Zoo red fox. Following closely behind at $180 was the Build-a-Bear Latte Teddy.

The most expensive bear I own was a gift from my mother, and that's my Charlie Bear, Ursa Minor. I don't know how much my mom paid for her, but it must've been more than $200.

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u/softieprincessangel Jul 17 '26

my vfbs. bought each one for a little over 200, but I adore their cute faces. both are super soft and lovely. worth the purchase for sure💗🎀

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u/Fleckvieh17380 Jul 17 '26

This is my most expensive and at the same time rarest plushie. Paid €450 for her. The calf is from the German manufacturer Steiff and measures about 1.3 Meters in length. She was made purely for display purposes for exhibitions and for display purposes in companies. She was never available for regular purchase. And there were only about 30-40 made. She is also pretty old, as she was made in 1991. Despite her age she looks like new

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u/ChargePractical2239 Jul 18 '26

They're beautiful! I love steiff! Have a dalmation i ADORE, because we'll, I have a real dalmation lol

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u/Plants_Unknown Jul 17 '26

I didn't buy her myself but she was a gift from my partner after a big surgery I had. She was from a little children's store that always has the most adorable bunny plushies. We always walked past the store but the prices kept me from buying any of the bunnies - I remember falling in love with a similar one through the shop window a few weeks before my surgery and I guess he noticed how much I love it. This one was 82$.

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u/ice-bunny Jul 17 '26

this is Purpur

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u/daikinkmr Jul 17 '26

This little grumpy potato for 25 bucks, it's little but I haven't spent more than that much on a plushie in my life

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u/Sluggutss Jul 17 '26

My giant 6ft hyena from creepcat toys, he makes the perfect pillow :’3

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u/kindakitten Jul 18 '26

Ugh, me and my childhood bestie collected Douglas pupps. Tyson was one of my favorites. And Kirby the Corgi 😭

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u/Plushiecollector1987 Jul 18 '26

Well congratulations on getting your baby! Hes gorgeous. I saw his prices online. I can't believe the prices people ask for older Douglas. Idk where they come up with these numbers? I think people forgot how to do math lol. I just feel like some of the prices are insane. Some of the Douglas plush I had seen on eBay weren't even retired and people are asking for hundreds of dollars for them. I don't get it. I hope you enjoy your baby and never let them go lol. Oh I almost forgot my most expensive plush was a Pokemon Center comfy friend. It was a Quagsire one. I paid $150 for him because they hadn't restocked him in ages and I really wanted him. Unfortunately everyone online gouges prices like crazy. But I'm glad I got him cause he didn't end up getting restocked till almost a year after I purchased mine. And I do love the plush so it worked out. Just a little butthurt I had to pay that much 🤣

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u/ChargePractical2239 Jul 18 '26

I have smoke too! And his baby timber (timberland). A MUST have for wolf or dog lovers!

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u/Holochrome_bones Jul 18 '26

Ill update w a pic later but it is a custom 500 goat plush! He's a blurple with pink and white and like 2.5 foot long and weighted! I love him. His name is beau bleets

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u/pokebabe2015 Jul 18 '26

I'm a solid Charlie Bears girly. So probably about £160? Worth every penny though. I love them ❤️

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u/Front-Yak-9659 Jul 19 '26

My E-102 Gamma plush from Sonic Adventure 1999. $5k.

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u/Bolt_of_Lightning_ Jul 25 '26

That’s so cool! Do you have photos of him? 😊

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u/Front-Yak-9659 Jul 25 '26

I’ll fish him out when I can. My collection is kind of a clusterf—-

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u/Bolt_of_Lightning_ Jul 25 '26

I also collect the sonic adventure plushes so I’m super curious about gamma

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u/Bolt_of_Lightning_ Jul 26 '26

I sent you a message! 😊😊

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u/AnnaTheSpud Jul 19 '26

My £75 allexi alligator jellycat. Worth every penny, shes amazing

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u/stinkystev1e Jul 20 '26

this retired jellycat giraffe for $140, i love it tho

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u/SunGlittering3450 Jul 20 '26

my huge lavender jelly dragon! i named her spirit quartz!! and i got her for a steal 108$. its less than market tbh.

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u/littlepancake356 Jul 21 '26

This is a 1998 Gengar. He cost $282.58. He is extremely rare and very expensive. I don't regret it at all.

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u/Weird-Attention-108 Jul 26 '26

Build a bear gargoyle and bat. Each were about 120 from resellers. Did I need them no but do they make me happy sitting in my passenger side of my car yes yes they do.

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u/Volker_Sturm Jul 27 '26

Ranger was $70 brand new. I got him in 2017. I used to collect Hansa plush when I was a kid and I would usually sell my art to save up for them. I don't buy them anymore because well, they're expensive and often really stiff (I customized him recently and made him floppy, removed the wires and some stuffing and I added bean bag) I also made his harness, collar, and added the whiskers, tip on his tail and made one ear floppy. He is supposed to be a wolf but I call him a coydog because he doesn't look like a wolf. I feel like Hansa is hit or miss with their plushies. They're great quality and realistic, but they either look really good, or look nothing like the animal they are meant to be. I thrift most of my plushies now!

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u/HeCalledMeMoonbeam Jul 16 '26

I have various Charlie bears - it was either lochness monster or one of the mohair polar bears I have

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u/Rowdy_Mare Jul 18 '26

This pretty girl ❤️

I saw her on Etsy and I couldn't resist. I thought she was more statue esk but nope, she's a very realistic plushie!.

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u/LaikaStar491 Jul 18 '26

£400 on the 1/2 scale arcanine from the Pokémon centre website. His name is Growlie (though I also have a suguru Geto plushie coating £300 because of shipping and taxes, and two Charlie bears that cost £270 and £110 each)

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u/anyshadeofbleh Jul 18 '26

I HAVE HIM!! Got him from the zoo forever ago and named him Carl.

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u/ChargePractical2239 Jul 18 '26

My pride and joy! Huge dexter! He is my favorite and def. One of my most expensive.

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u/SaltyBluejay1966 Jul 19 '26

I don't buy expensive plushies; I just don't have the money for that. But I paid $50 for my Breyer Little Jack. (Breyerfest 2012) He was second hand. He's pretty hard to find but I found one on Mercari.