A loose, working original Furby from 1998 or 1999 sells for about $20-50 as of late 2026. Tiger Electronics sold about 1.8 million in the first holiday season and over 40 million in the three years that followed, so a common color in played-with condition is a plentiful thing, and the price is honest. A boxed, unopened Furby in a common color sells for about $35-80. The money sits in the special and limited editions of 1999 and 2000 and in the scarcer first-generation colors: the Royal Furby, the Kid Cuisine promotional Furby, the Millennium Furby in its numbered box and a few of the early color patterns sell for about $150-400 sealed, and the handful of Bejeweled Furbys sold at FAO Schwarz in 1999 are a different world entirely. A Furby that does not wake, or whose motor whirs without moving its face, is worth about $5-20 as a parts or repair unit.
Three things decide the price: which Furby it is, decided by fur color and pattern against the collector lists, whether it is sealed in its box, and whether it works. The box matters more than on most toys, because an unopened Furby has not had the chance to develop the motor and sensor faults that most loose ones carry.
Quick answer
- Loose working 1998 to 2000 Furby, common color: about $20-50. Boxed, opened: $25-60. Sealed: $35-80.
- Special editions sealed: Millennium $80-200, Reindeer, Santa, Angel and holiday editions $60-200, Royal and Kid Cuisine $150-400.
- Furby Babies: about $15-40 loose, $40-100 boxed. Interactive Gizmo and Yoda: $30-100 loose, $100-300 sealed.
- Hasbro Furbys from 2005 onward: about $15-80 loose, with the 2005 Emoto-Tronic the one that has risen.
How to identify and value a Furby, step by step
- Find the tag. A fabric tag is sewn into the fur at the back. The 1998 to 2000 Furby is marked Tiger Electronics with a 1998 copyright and the country of manufacture. The 2005 and later Furbys are marked Hasbro and are a different size and shape. The box, if present, carries a product number; the standard 1998 Furby is 70-800.
- Identify the model by shape. The original is about 6 inches tall with a round body, large eyes with lashes, a beak that moves and no visible seams on the face. Furby Babies of 1999 are smaller, about 4.5 inches, with a bigger head and a higher voice. The 2005 Emoto-Tronic is larger with rubber eyelids. The 2012 Furby has LCD eyes.
- Read the color. Collectors sort the 1998 to 2000 Furbys into generations by fur color, belly color, eye color and mane, and the sets are published on the Furby collector wikis. A gray body with a white belly, a black and white "tuxedo", a leopard pattern and the plain white "Snowball" are among the earliest; later generations added tie-dye, pastel and patterned fur. The eye color, which came in several shades, helps pin the generation.
- Check for a special edition. Special and limited editions came in a box printed "Special Limited Edition" with the edition name and, on some, a number. The Millennium Furby is silver with gold-dusted ears; the Royal Furby is purple with a crown; the Kid Cuisine Furby carries the brand's logo on the belly; the Reindeer has antlers; the Santa and Angel have their outfits sewn on.
- Put in four fresh AA batteries and wake it. Turn it over, press the reset button on the bottom, set it upright and tilt or tickle it. A working Furby opens its eyes, moves its ears and beak, speaks and responds to a pat on the back and a hand over its eyes. Let it run a few minutes.
- Listen to the motor. A Furby whose motor whirs but whose face does not move has stripped its cam gear, the most common fault. One that opens its eyes and freezes has a jammed mechanism. One that does nothing with fresh batteries usually has a battery contact or a wiring fault at the base.
- Inspect the fur and the sensors. Matted fur, missing eyelashes, a chipped beak, a torn tag and stains all deduct. The light sensor between the eyes and the tilt and touch sensors should respond.
- Look at the box. The 1998 box has a window and the Furby strapped in with its adoption papers and manual. A sealed box with its plastic window intact and the straps unopened is a different price from an opened one, and the box of a special edition is where the edition is identified.
What Furbys sell for
Values are for working units with fur in good condition as of late 2026. Sealed means an unopened box with the window and straps intact.
| Furby | Year | Loose, working | Boxed, opened | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Furby, common colors | 1998 to 2000 | $20-50 | $25-60 | $35-80 |
| 1998 Furby, scarce first-generation colors | 1998 | $40-100 | $80-200 | $150-350 |
| Millennium Furby, numbered box | 1999 | $40-80 | $60-150 | $80-200 |
| Reindeer, Santa, Angel, Winter, Autumn editions | 1999 | $30-80 | $60-150 | $80-200 |
| Spring, Easter, Graduation, Tuxedo, Presidents Day | 2000 | $30-70 | $50-130 | $70-180 |
| Royal Furby (Harrods) | 1999 | $80-200 | $150-300 | $200-450 |
| Kid Cuisine Furby, promotional | 1999 | $60-150 | $120-250 | $200-400 |
| Wizard, Witch and other store exclusives | 1999 to 2000 | $40-100 | $80-180 | $120-300 |
| Furby Babies | 1999 | $15-40 | $40-100 | $60-150 |
| Interactive Gizmo (Gremlins) | 1999 | $40-100 | $80-200 | $150-300 |
| Interactive Yoda (Star Wars) | 1999 | $30-80 | $60-150 | $100-250 |
| Shelby | 2001 | $20-50 | $40-100 | $60-150 |
| Furby Buddies, non-electronic plush | 1999 | $5-15 | not applicable | $15-40 |
| Emoto-Tronic Furby (Hasbro) | 2005 | $40-100 | $100-200 | $150-300 |
| Furby 2012 and Furby Boom | 2012 to 2013 | $15-40 | $30-70 | $50-120 |
| Furby Connect | 2016 | $30-70 | $50-100 | $80-150 |
The Bejeweled Furby, five made for FAO Schwarz in 1999 with real stones and priced at $100,000, is the only Furby that belongs in a sentence with five figures, and none has surfaced on the open market in years. Every other Furby, sealed or not, is a two or low three-figure toy.
Condition and what changes the price
| Factor | Effect |
|---|---|
| Wakes, speaks, moves eyes, ears and beak, responds to touch | The baseline for the prices above |
| Motor runs but face does not move | About 20-30 percent; a cam gear repair |
| Does nothing with fresh batteries | About 15-25 percent; contacts or wiring |
| Speaks but one sensor dead | About 60-80 percent |
| Fur matted, stained or thinning | Deduction of about 30-50 percent |
| Missing eyelashes or chipped beak | Deduction of about 20-40 percent |
| Tag cut off | Deduction of about 20 percent; the tag is how the year is read |
| Box present but opened, with papers and manual | Adds about 50-100 percent over loose |
| Sealed box, window and straps intact | Two to four times loose |
| Box crushed, window yellowed or torn | Sealed premium reduced by half or more |
| Battery corrosion in the base | Often a parts unit |
The stripped cam gear is a known fault and a repairable one. Replacement gears and the small plastic parts are sold by collectors, and the repair takes an afternoon with the fur unstitched at the base. On a scarce edition it is worth doing; on a common color it costs more in time than the Furby is worth.
Common mistakes
- Pricing from the few extreme asking listings. A sealed common Furby is a $35-80 item, not the four-figure asking price that occasionally circulates.
- Assuming every 1998 Furby is a first generation. The generations differ by color and most Furbys found today are from the large 1999 runs.
- Opening a sealed box to test it. The sealed premium is gone the moment the straps are cut, and an untested sealed Furby sells for more than a tested opened one.
- Leaving batteries in storage. Four AA cells leaking in the base is the most common reason a Furby is dead and is a permanent deduction.
- Washing the fur. Water reaches the sensors and the circuit board; fur is cleaned dry, with a soft brush.
- Confusing the 2012 LCD-eye Furby or the Furby Boom with the 1998 original. They are a different toy, more common and worth less.
- Throwing away the adoption papers and manual. They are part of a complete boxed example and buyers ask for them.
How WorthPic reads Furby photos
WorthPic runs on the newest and most capable AI model available, tuned for exactly this kind of identification. A Furby's identity is in the fur, and a good photo of the whole toy in daylight carries most of it: the body color, belly color, mane and eye color place it against the generation lists, the shape and size separate a 1998 original from a Furby Baby or a 2005 Hasbro, and an outfit, antlers or a crown name a special edition. The fabric tag, photographed close, gives the maker and the year. From the box, if present, it reads the edition name, the product number, the window, the straps and the papers, which settle whether the unit is sealed or opened and how much the box adds. It then places the Furby against the current market for that edition and condition and gives an honest value range, with separate figures for working and not working if there is no evidence either way. What it cannot know from a photo is whether the motor and sensors work, which is the largest single factor on a loose unit, and it says so and asks for a short description of what happens with fresh batteries. It identifies and estimates. It does not test electronics, it does not authenticate, and it does not appraise for insurance. A Royal Furby, a promotional edition or a sealed first-generation color is worth confirming with a specialist dealer or the Furby collector community before it is sold.
What to photograph
- The whole Furby from the front in daylight, showing body, belly, mane and eyes. This is the photo that places it among the generations and editions.
- The fabric tag close up and readable, which gives the maker and the year.
- The face close up with the eyes open, for eye color, eyelashes and the beak.
- The underside with the battery cover off, to show the terminals and the reset button.
- The box front, back and bottom if present, including the product number, the edition printing and the window.
- The adoption papers and manual.
- A short description, or a video if you are selling, of what the Furby does with fresh batteries.
When to get it looked at in person
A common 1998 Furby, working or not, is a $20-50 toy and does not need an expert. A sold-listing search with the color matched and an honest note about whether it wakes is the whole job, and our guides to Beanie Babies and the Tamagotchi cover the two 1990s crazes most often found in the same box. The Furbys that justify a second opinion are the Royal, the promotional editions, a numbered special edition in a sealed box, a scarce first-generation color sealed, and the licensed Gizmo and Yoda, for which the vintage Star Wars market sets a separate price. For those, a specialist dealer in 1990s electronic toys or an active Furby collector community will know the current price of a specific edition far better than a general toy appraiser, and that community is also where sealed rarities sell for the most. A dead scarce edition can be repaired, and the same community will point to who does it.