Rare Beanie Babies on sale for £300,000 - people urged to check their attics

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Brits are being encouraged to have a good old rummage through their lofts and dust off any forgotten toys, as they could be sitting on a small fortune.

A selection of rare Beanie Babies are currently going for a fortune on eBay, with collectors in a mad dash to complete their collections.These adorable stuffed animals, first introduced back in 1993 by TY Warner and initially sold in Chicago, Illinois, for around $5, have since become highly coveted collectables.The original nine - Legs the Frog, Squealer the Pig, Spot the Dog, Flash the Dolphin, Splash the Whale, Chocolate the Moose, Patti the Platypus, Brownie the Bear (later renamed Cubbie), and Pinchers the Lobster - have been joined by a whopping 822 other animal designs over the years.

However, it's the rarest toys and those with manufacturing errors, such as Pinchers the Lobster mislabelled as Punchers, that fetch the highest prices online.

So, if you've got a stash of old Beanie Babies gathering dust, it might be time to dig them out and see if you're sitting on a fortune.