And the following year, Ty's sales surpassed $1 billion for the first time. In 1999, Warner sensed the fad was dying out and announced he would stop producing Beanie Babies on the eve of the new ...

First, there are just too many of ... the idea of something rather than the reality of it. Beanie Babies were never rare, they weren’t made of valuable materials, and you don’t need a skilled ...

In addition to marking a moment in history, the bear was highly sought after due to its scarcity, as the first ... Diana Beanie Babies every week and believes that "millions" were made.