Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2023-12-19

Books mentioned on SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: Beanie Babies: Reigning Toy Craze Champion

The world has seen a lot of weird investment bubbles in its time, but few of them rival the fever that gripped the world in the 90s after Beanie Babies took off. Let’s visit this strange chapter in toy history together.

Chuck Bryant discussed The Beanie Baby Phenomenon by Peggy Gallagher.

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The Beanie Baby Phenomenon

Peggy Gallagher · at 25:48

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“This woman Peggy Gallagher, she was a parillegal. She made 200 grand on a book that she self-published called The Beanie Baby Phenomenon and then started making, I imagine, a pretty good deal of money as an official, well, not official, but as just an experienced Beanie authenticator.”

Chuck Bryant SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: Beanie Babies: Reigning Toy Craze C… 2023-12-19 Listen at 25:48

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