The great Beanie Baby bubble : the amazing story of how America lost its mind over a plush toy--and the eccentric genius behind it
"In the annals of consumer crazes, nothing compares to Beanie Babies. In just three years, collectors who saw the toys as a means of speculation made creator Ty Warner, an eccentric college dropout, a billionaire -- without advertising or big-box distribution. Beanie Babies were ten percent of eBay's sales in its early days, with an average selling price of $30 -- six times the retail price. At the peak of the bubble in 1999, Warner reported a pe...
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