the purple Beanie Baby commemorating Princess Diana? Some toys were worth small fortunes … or so we thought. Regardless of value, they’ll always hold a special place in ’90s kids’ hearts.

People around the world went wild for Beanie Babies for a few years in the 90s ... "We were aware of it, but we weren't collectors, we didn't have kids at that point, we were just sort of like ...

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 ...

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 ...

Collectibles can be expensive to acquire and store, don’t generate income, are targeted by fraudsters, are not always easy to sell, and can swing wildly in valuation.