At its peak, Crazy Eddie had 43 stores in four states across the northeast. Salesmen were known to match prices right there on the floor. Author and journalist Gary Weiss: "It became almost a symbol of New York"
In the 1980s, the discount electronics chain store Crazy Eddie was so famous, its commercials were parodied on "Saturday Night Live." So when the family business began selling its company shares on Wall Street — making millions — nobody questioned its success.