KuKu  ---1997 --- No Style Number ---  Limited Production Most Valuable Ultra Rare Tag Combo --- Mfg.Oddities / Unique Features --- Errors --- New --- Iconic Original --- MwmtMq

NOTE!!  A more common KUKU was Featured on the 125 most valuable Beanies https://www.workandmoney.com/s/most-valuable-beanie-babies  with the following Bottom line: Kuku the cockatoo was in high demand when he was released in May 1998. Most Beanie Babies were made with only fabric, aside from their eyes and occasionally their noses, but Kuku featured a large tuft of light pink fur sprouting out of the top of his head. Just like a real cockatoo..

His cheerful poem reads:

"This fancy bird loves to converse
He talks in poems, rhythms and verse
So take him home and give him some time
You’ll be surprised how he can rhyme!"

Today KuKu is Featured at number 17 and selling for $38,500 on the 25 Most Valuable Beanie Babies: Value and Price Guide txantiquemall.com with the following Bottom Line: "This new Beanie Baby is worth five figures because it’s a 1997 issue fresh from the factory. Everything is still intact including the tush and hang tag serving as proof of its handcrafting and authenticity."

Without an Existing Identical listing to compare it to: Know that according to Microsoft's Bing Chat AI 

Ty KuKu, also known as Kuku the Cockatoo, is a highly sought-after Beanie Baby for several reasons:

1. Rarity: KuKu was released in limited quantities and retired relatively quickly, making it rare.

2. Tag Errors: Some KuKu Beanie Babies have tag errors, which are highly prized by collectors.

3. Popularity: KuKu was part of various sports promotions, including with the Detroit Tigers, adding to its collectible value.

4. Condition: Mint condition KuKu Beanie Babies with tags intact are especially valuable.

These factors create a sense of rarity and exclusivity, driving up demand and prices in the collector’s market

Makes this Mint Most Valuable Iconic Original Limited Production  KuKu with Mfg.Oddities, Unique Features, and Multiple Tag Errors a Serious Collector’s item whose Future Selling Price will only continue to Rise!

• ULTRA RARE  Original Owner / Iconic Original / Mint Condition 
• ULTRA RARE Most Valuable Unique Feature ( Brand New "Bright White" Color ( not the More Common Off White
• ULTRA RARE Most Valuable Mfg.Oddity Offset / Uneven Eyes The Left Eye is Higher than the Right One See Photo # 2 Above )
• ULTRA RARE ULTRA RARE Most Valuable Alpha Numeric Birth Date on the Swing Tag ( An actual Day Month and Year Spelled out as January 5 1997 Used Only On 1st editions See Photo # 2 Above)
• ULTRA RARE Tag Combo 1997 Birthdate on the Swing tag 1998 on the Tush tag
• ULTRA RARE Most Valuable Mfg Tag Error ( 1998 Pe Pellets Defective Tush Tag. Should be 1997 P.V.C. 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 ( NO stamp or number on the  inside of the factory tush tag  of this 1997 KuKu Means that this Ultra Rare 1997 KuKu Still has the Most Valuable PVC Pellets inside it. See photo # 5 Above Extremely Scarce )
• ULTRA RARE Mosst Valuable PVC Pellets only used on 1st Editions
• ULTRA RARE Most Valuable Ty Europe LTD Fare ham Hants PO15 5TX U.K. Origin
• ULTRA RARE No Style Number on the Swing Tag
• ULTRA RARE  Xtra space between rhyme and the ! on the Swing tag
• ULTRA RARE Oakbrook Misspelled on both tags should be Oak Brook
• ULTRA RARE 1998 TYINC., on the tush tag all CAPS
•  ULTRA RARE the comma after INC., on the tush tag should not be there
• REG. NO PA. 1965(KR ) Tush Tag Designations

 This Fabulous Mint Most Valuable Iconic Original Limited Production Collectors item was stored from the day of purchase & was Never played with or  mishandled. Investment Quality! And to help ensure its Increasing Future Selling Price this Coveted Prized KuKu comes with both Plastic Swing and Tush Tag Protectors