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

December 12, 2025 49m

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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.

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

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