Made by TY, the toys often came in the form of different animals. Each would have its own name, birthday and a little poem in a tag attached to it. Adding to the mystique around these simple toys ...

Ty toy booth at its recent launch in Japan, Source: Ty Ask any American who lived through the 1990s to list the most popular toys of that era, and chances are Beanie Babies would be near the top.

The Beanie Baby is considered one of the most popular toys of all time. The line of stuffed animals, created by Ty Inc. and founded by Ty Warner, became a huge collectible craze in the 1990s.

Be still our hearts. | Lawrence G. Miller, Flickr // CC by NC 2.0 Valentino the Bear is one of the most valuable of the Beanie Baby toys. If you own a rare version with an error, you may be ...

In 1997, eBay had auctioned off $500 million worth of the plush toys, accounting for more than 6% of the site's total sales. And the following year, Ty's sales surpassed $1 billion for the first time.

The Beanie Baby is considered one of the most popular toys of all time. The line of stuffed animals, created by Ty Inc. and founded by Ty Warner, became a huge collectible craze in the 1990s.

To me, the story of Ty and [his former girlfriend] Patricia Roche sewing the stuffing into the bellies of plush animals on the floor of his condo while Ty’s mother is screaming at her, “You’re a whore ...

Beanie Babies weren’t invented by a giant toy manufacturer like Hasbro or Mattel. A small, Illinois-based company call Ty debuted the line of toys in 1993, and in just a few years the stuffed ...

Ty toy booth at its recent launch in Japan, Source: Ty Ask any American who lived through the 1990s to list the most popular toys of that era, and chances are Beanie Babies would be near the top ...