Roblox's balloon family is five gear items released between 2010 and 2016, and only two of them are Limiteds: the Red Balloon, sold for 999 Robux in May 2010 and now showing 97 copies, and the Heart Balloon, a Valentine's item from February 2014 with 2,003 copies. The other three sit in the catalog at fixed prices, so anyone can still buy one. A Limited is an item with a capped number of copies that owners can resell to each other. Gear means a tool your avatar holds and uses in an experience, so these balloons actually lift you off the ground.
Quick answer: The Red Balloon is the rarest balloon on Roblox at 97 copies and a RAP of 422,460 R$, and the Heart Balloon is the series' only other Limited at 2,003 copies. Green Balloon, Leopard Print Balloon and Bunch of Balloons are still on sale at catalog prices.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| Items in the series | 5 |
| First released | May 21, 2010 (Red and Green) |
| Most recent | June 9, 2016 (Bunch of Balloons) |
| Limiteds in the family | 2 |
| Rarest | Red Balloon, 97 copies |
| Creator | Roblox |
| Item category | Gear |
What is the Roblox balloon series? Five gear items released from 2010 to 2016
The Roblox Wiki lists the balloon series as five gears: Red, Green, Heart, Leopard Print, and Bunch of Balloons. All five were published by Roblox itself, and all five share the same basic idea. You hold a balloon, you jump, and you float. Climb too high and the balloon pops and drops you.
Only two of them were ever sold as Limiteds. That split is the whole story of this family, because it is the reason one balloon trades in the hundreds of thousands of Robux while its near-identical sibling costs 725 R$ from the catalog.
Two terms before the table. RAP stands for Recent Average Price, Roblox's smoothed average of an item's past sale prices. The lowest ask is the cheapest copy anyone currently has listed.
| Item | Released | Status | Copies | RAP | Lowest ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Red Balloon |
May 21, 2010 | Limited | 97 | 422,460 R$ | 444,444,444 R$ |
 Heart Balloon |
Feb 14, 2014 | Limited | 2,003 | 214,850 R$ | 109,997 R$ |
 Bunch of Balloons |
Jun 9, 2016 | On sale | Unlimited | n/a | 100 R$ from Roblox |
| Green Balloon | May 21, 2010 | On sale | Unlimited | n/a | 725 R$ from Roblox |
| Leopard Print Balloon | Sep 3, 2014 | On sale | Unlimited | n/a | 750 R$ from Roblox |
Green Balloon and Leopard Print Balloon have no market data because they have no resale market. Roblox sells them directly at a set price.
How rare is the Red Balloon? 97 copies and a stock number lifted from a pop song
Roblox published the Red Balloon on May 21, 2010 at 999 Robux as a limited unique item, meaning every copy carries its own serial number and the stock was capped at release. The Roblox Wiki documents that original stock as 99 copies. Roblox's own item data today reports 97. Counts on items this age drift downward over the years, which we cover in what happens to deleted Roblox Limiteds.
The 99 was a joke. The item's description on Roblox is a verse from Nena's 1983 song "99 Luftballons," known in English as "99 Red Balloons," and the stock count matched the title. Roblox reused the gag four months earlier on the Balloon Ninja hat, whose description reads "Get 99 of these and then you're talkin'." That hat is still on sale and has been favorited over 57,000 times.
Ninety-seven copies puts the Red Balloon firmly in gem territory, our word for a scarce, high-value Limited that rarely changes hands. A 97-copy item lands in the under-100-copies collection, and you can size it up against the rest of the rarest Limiteds.
Its RAP of 422,460 R$ badly understates what a copy costs. Trader consensus on street value, meaning what people actually agree a copy is worth in a negotiated deal, sits far above that figure. The reason is supply. The cheapest copy listed right now sits at 444,444,444 R$, a placeholder price from an owner with no interest in selling. When almost nothing sells, RAP freezes at whatever the last real trade was, and that can be years stale. We have written more about items listed for absurd prices and about how RAP is calculated if you want the mechanics.
How much is the Heart Balloon worth? The lowest ask is about half its RAP
The Heart Balloon arrived on February 14, 2014 at 214 Robux, the same digits as the date. Roblox's item data reports 2,003 copies today, and the Roblox Wiki records 2,000 purchases as of February 2017.
Its numbers tell a different story from the Red Balloon's. RAP sits at 214,850 R$ while the cheapest listed copy is 109,997 R$. That gap runs the opposite way to the Red Balloon's, and it means the average of past sales is sitting above what you would pay today. Buyers should shop the listings. Sellers should price against the ask, because that is the number a buyer compares you to.
The math on a sale is simple. Sell a Heart Balloon at 110,000 R$ and Roblox takes a 30% marketplace fee on the resale of a Roblox-made Limited, leaving you 77,000 R$. Price it at the RAP instead and it sits there unsold, because a cheaper copy is already on the shelf. The Heart Balloon also shows up in our Valentine's Day Limiteds history alongside the rest of that holiday's catalog.
Can you still buy Roblox balloon gear? Three of the five are on sale
Three balloons in this family never went Limited, and Roblox still sells them at a fixed price:
- Green Balloon, 725 R$. Published the same day as the Red Balloon and, per the Roblox Wiki, a retexture of it. The wiki also credits its staying power to Natural Disaster Survival, where players use a balloon to escape floods. Treat that as community-documented lore; the same page records over 21,000 favorites.
- Leopard Print Balloon, 750 R$. September 3, 2014. The quietest member of the family.
- Bunch of Balloons, 100 R$. June 9, 2016, and the only one that releases its balloons for other players to stand on. It has been favorited over 33,000 times.
None of these can be resold or traded, because only Limiteds carry a resale market. Buying one gets you the look and the gameplay for a fixed price, and that is where the value ends.
What other balloon Limiteds exist? Five more, including a three-copy balloon dog
Outside the official series, Roblox and its creator community have put out several balloon-shaped Limiteds. Two are modern UGC Limiteds, meaning items published by community creators. Ordered by consensus street value:
| Item | Released | Type | Copies | RAP | Lowest ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dollar Balloon |
Aug 25, 2023 | UGC Limited | 3,000 | 16,058 R$ | 20,000 R$ |
 Golden Balloon Dog |
Sep 6, 2023 | UGC Limited | 3 | 10,000 R$ | 75,000 R$ |
 ROBLOX World Tour Hot Air Balloon |
May 17, 2013 | Limited | 4,021 | 5,639 R$ | 6,346 R$ |
 Thanksgiving Parade Balloon 2011: Fried Turkey Tel |
Nov 23, 2011 | Limited | 1,970 | 3,685 R$ | 3,669 R$ |
 ROBLOX Blimp |
Jun 6, 2014 | Limited | 1,425 | 3,640 R$ | 3,330 R$ |
The Hot Air Balloon is the odd one out in a good way: Roblox sold it for 1,500 Robux in 2013 as a two-seater, and it still carries more copies than any other balloon Limited. The Thanksgiving float belongs to Roblox's old parade series, covered in our Thanksgiving Limiteds history. The Golden Balloon Dog is the extreme case in the other direction, with three copies in existence and an ask more than seven times its RAP.
One rule matters if you are eyeing the UGC rows. UGC Limiteds cannot be traded. Roblox's marketplace documentation states that only Roblox-created Limiteds are tradeable, so a Dollar Balloon changes hands through a Marketplace resale and nothing else. Classic balloons like the Red and the Heart can be traded, and trading requires an active Roblox Plus subscription on both accounts.
What drives balloon Limited prices? Copy count, the gear label, and a working toy
Three things set the price of a balloon Limited.
Copy count does most of the work. The Red Balloon has 97 copies and trades in the hundreds of thousands; the Hot Air Balloon has 4,021 and trades around 6,000. Between those two sits everything else in the family.
The gear label suppresses demand more than collectors expect. Most Roblox traders shop hats and faces, so gear Limiteds get less attention per copy than an equivalent hat would. You can see the whole category on the classic gear collection, and we go deeper on this in gear Limiteds explained. Lower attention cuts both ways: fewer buyers means a slower sale, and it also means fewer people bidding a price up.
The last driver is that these items still work. A balloon is a functioning toy in any experience that allows gear, which keeps a floor of ordinary players who just want one to mess around with. The Bunch of Balloons has 33,993 favorites and the Balloon Ninja has 57,177, both far ahead of the Red Balloon's 10,676, and those numbers come from players who will never trade anything.
Should you buy a balloon Limited? A collector's read
The Heart Balloon is the practical entry point. It has 2,003 copies, real listings you can actually buy, and a lowest ask well under its RAP, so you can buy in below the headline number. Watch it on the items leaderboard and in the Deals feed for a copy that undercuts the current floor.
The Red Balloon is a different proposition. At 97 copies and with a placeholder price on the cheapest listing, getting one means negotiating a trade with one of a handful of owners and paying a gem-tier price to do it. That is a fine thing to want and a slow thing to get.
The three on-sale balloons are worth their catalog price, and Roblox can print another copy whenever it likes. If you want the look, buy the Green Balloon and enjoy it.
Trading and collecting carry real risk, and nothing here is financial advice. Prices move, RAP lags, and a scarce item can sit unsold for months.
Data in this article comes from RBX Invest catalog data as of September 25, 2026, Roblox's own item and economy endpoints on roblox.com, Roblox's marketplace documentation on create.roblox.com for fees and tradeability, and the Roblox Wiki on Fandom for release history and item lore.
FAQ
What is the rarest balloon Limited on Roblox?
The Red Balloon, with 97 copies. Roblox released it on May 21, 2010 at 999 Robux as a limited unique gear, and its copy count has drifted down from an original stock of 99 documented by the Roblox Wiki.
How much is the Red Balloon worth on Roblox?
Its RAP is 422,460 R$, but that figure understates it. The cheapest listed copy sits at a placeholder price of 444,444,444 R$, and trader consensus on street value sits well above the RAP. With this few copies and almost no sales, RAP goes stale and stops tracking what a copy would actually cost in a negotiated trade.
How many balloons are in the Roblox balloon series?
Five. The Roblox Wiki lists Red Balloon, Green Balloon, Heart Balloon, Leopard Print Balloon and Bunch of Balloons, released between May 21, 2010 and June 9, 2016. All five are gear published by Roblox.
Can you still buy balloon gear on Roblox?
Yes, three of the five. Green Balloon costs 725 R$, Leopard Print Balloon costs 750 R$, and Bunch of Balloons costs 100 R$, all sold directly by Roblox with no copy cap. The Red Balloon and the Heart Balloon are Limiteds and only available from other players.
Is the Heart Balloon a Limited?
Yes. Roblox published it on February 14, 2014 at 214 Robux as a limited unique gear, and 2,003 copies exist. Its RAP is 214,850 R$ while the cheapest listed copy is 109,997 R$, so the listings are the number to watch.
Can you trade Roblox balloon Limiteds?
You can trade the Roblox-made ones, including the Red Balloon and the Heart Balloon, and both accounts need an active Roblox Plus subscription. UGC balloons such as the Dollar Balloon cannot be traded at all, because Roblox's marketplace documentation limits trading to Roblox-created Limiteds.
What fee does Roblox take when you resell a balloon Limited?
On a Roblox-made Limited such as the Heart Balloon, the marketplace fee is 30% and the seller keeps 70%, so a 110,000 R$ sale pays out 77,000 R$. On a community-created UGC Limited, Roblox's fee documentation splits a resale 50% to the reseller, 10% to the original creator, 10% to the seller or affiliate and 30% to Roblox, so a UGC reseller keeps half.
Why is the Red Balloon listed for 444,444,444 Robux?
Because the owner does not want to sell it. Placeholder asks in the hundreds of millions are a common way to keep a copy technically listed while pricing it out of reach. It tells you nothing about the item's value, and it is the reason the Red Balloon's resale floor looks absurd on any tracker.