It's the 1990s, so iPads don't exist yet ... People went to divorce court just to divide their Beanie Babies fairly. Meanwhile, kids just loved them because there were an endless number of ...

Ty Warner founded Ty Inc. in 1986 with the dream of creating a stuffed animal kids could afford. At just $5, Beanie Babies hit the shelves in 1993 and soon became a cult favorite — not only ...

By the end of the 1990s, supply was starting to outstrip demand for Beanie Babies, and when the "bubble" burst a few years later, many speculators and collectors were left with a huge stock of ...