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E49 - Beanie Babies

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The Great Beany Babies, Bubble Massed Illusion and the Dark Set of Cue

In 19 86, theyre selling for five dollars a pop, which is exceedingly cheap for a stuffed animal in general. By 19 97, beany babys dominated ebeg anda's total volume of sales on line. At the height of the vn vcraze, according to the spuck i just cited, m t i was shipping more than 15 thousand orders a day to retailers. The company limited each reala tailer to just 36 toys of each style or animal that's actually why they were able to work as collectibles.

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