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Vox article about the 1990s fad, its initial frenzy, its downfall and its current status as a quasi-collectible item
After the Beanie Baby bubble burst
Posted from vox.com
Collecting
Pop Culture
American History
Posted >1 y ago
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LTC Eugene Chu Right up there with the "Cabbage Patch" dolls... or are you too young to know about them?
..."The men of Beanie world aren’t just suburban dads. Nearly everyone I spoke with for this story referenced one young man, a startup co-founder based in New York, who is an extremely well-connected collector and dealer in the field. He helped Boeker secure a Russian exclusive bear she’d been after, and Riley says he was the buyer of the MasterCard bear. He deals in exotics and prototypes. “If you want a Beanie Baby,” Hamblin says, “he’s the one I’d go to.” The collector declined to speak on the record for this story, though he was also very concerned that I get my facts straight. Even this market still has its whales."
..."The men of Beanie world aren’t just suburban dads. Nearly everyone I spoke with for this story referenced one young man, a startup co-founder based in New York, who is an extremely well-connected collector and dealer in the field. He helped Boeker secure a Russian exclusive bear she’d been after, and Riley says he was the buyer of the MasterCard bear. He deals in exotics and prototypes. “If you want a Beanie Baby,” Hamblin says, “he’s the one I’d go to.” The collector declined to speak on the record for this story, though he was also very concerned that I get my facts straight. Even this market still has its whales."
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LTC Eugene Chu
I read about Cabbage Patch. They were initially meant as fun toys with additional marketing (e.g. cartoons, cards, etc.), but later turned into a collectible bubble.
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