No it wasn't. It's just that the problems we had back them have either been solved, forgotten, lost relevance or have become the problems of today. Sorry for being a downer but it really annoys me when people idolize the past like it had no problems.
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Wasn't this right before the market "value" on them tanked? All those collectors hoping for huge eBay auction payouts.
What do you mean tanked?! Sounds like you're jealous of my 1.2 million dollars worth of beanie babies (once they sell).
"They'll be worth 1.2 million, once their value finally reaches 1.2 million!"
TIL there was a thing called beanie babies
I wish I had your yersterday's innocence.
Seriously I had to google it. I didn't grow up in the States so I wonder perhaps a lot of people in some parts of the world never heard about it or seen one.
After my research, I realised I've seen some toys like that during my childhood but they must have been knockoffs or other brands. Pretty sure I've never seen one that wasn't a keychain. I had no idea people were investing in them as valuable collectibles.
It was insane back then...
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