1995: Beanie Babies
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You undoubtedly remember the Beanie Baby craze of the ’90s. Literal battles were fought in toy stores to get your hands on these prized stuffed animals. Some people, the more rational bunch, would buy them for their children to have loveable, cuddly buddies.
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The less rational people out there, and likely the people fighting over the toys, were buying them for their collectible value. To this day, some people have those toys in pristine condition, heart-shaped tag and all, stored delicately in boxes just waiting to cash in. We wonder how that investment is working out for those folks.
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