Most of the Beanies with Gen 4 or 5 tags aren't worth more than $5 max, often less. Here I go through part of my collection showing these off. Basically, if you have Beanies from before 2000, the first ones you want to look for are the earlier tag generations (1 and 2 are worth a lot, 3 is varied but the common ones average around $40 or so if mint condition). For the more common tags, these are the ones worth looking out for.

This is a followup to my video where I make a rebuttal against the highly incorrect Cosmopolitan article. If you haven't seen that yet, you can find it here:
   • The 20 Common Beanie Babies Cosmo Say...  

Here's the Beanie Baby Price Guide website, with links to the price guide itself ($9.95) and the blog posts that go over a lot of basic information:
http://beaniebabiespriceguide.com/

If this video actually does end up getting views by collectors, I'm fine with answering questions in the comments. Please check through the blog for common questions first, though.