11/08/04: Peggy Gallagher, a leading Beanie authenticator, has found a counterfeit Billionaire 7 Bear. Until now, I have never heard of any of the recent Billionaire Bears being counterfeited, I guess there is still money to be made by the crooks! Please be aware when shopping for a Billionaire 7, and read what Peggy has to say:

I recently saw a counterfeit Billy 7.    It has ORANGE fireworks instead of the red fireworks.  The ty heart tag is a very very bad copied 5th generation ty heart tag and a very bad 7th generation tush tag (   VERY BAD HOLOGRAM)  (The typical silver blob counterfeit type).  The tush tag word Billionaire is written with a small "b"  (billionaire 7)  The inside of the tag is not numbered.  Ty's counterfeit signature was in red ink 

 

The authentic Billy 7 is signed and numbered with black ink and are numbered from 1 to 612.The ty heart tag is a 12th generation ty heart tag and a 13 generation tush tag.  The tush tag has Billionaire 7 with a capital "B".

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