My sister during this time acquired 2-3 boxes of Beanie Babies and helped our daughter sell them to pay for college. Seriously! We had people coming over and buying some for over $100.
In my truckdriving days, I made a few deliveries to Ty, Inc.; you were escorted the whole time, from door to dock, while off-loading, and back out, by a visibly armed security dude. Only place I ever saw tighter security was Pampered Chef (and I’ve been to the White House…….).
Tragic. Truly tragic. Some poor zhlub went through all the trouble to rob Mikes house and all he, or she, got were beanie babies. Not even a cabbage patch kid class misdemeanor. Basically, they just took out the trash.
Silly Crazes still happen, although the 2008 crash changed the collectable market forever. Seems todays under 40 crowd isn’t into collecting "*Stuff* like Boomers do. All sorts of stuff went from collectable to donate in a blink, check what happened to Glassware/China a 12 place Noritake China set from a $1,000 to donate. Seems 30-year olds don’t do sit down dinner parties anymore. Good thing Firearms & Edge Weapons recovered well and keep going up in value, wonder why?
In Chicago at the height of this “craze” the Cubs had a few days of beanie babies give a ways. They limited these to I think the first 10,000 fans, some of whom staged friends or family in line so they could purchase the maximum tickets to collect the babies and come out of the park and go back in to collect more. Amazingly the cheap seats were not available until after the babies were gone! The babies were on sale on eBay before the Cubs were done giving them out.
The White Sox on the other hand had a marketing “genius” that jumped on the trend a little late and thought that giving away 40,000 would sell out the park. Of course they did not sell out, they had MANY babies left and no eBay market ever developed.
Supply and demand requires a semblance of balance.
robertthomasson Premium Member over 2 years ago
Did the USA really have smaller paper bags back in the 90s so the kids could help with the groceries|?
Susan00100 over 2 years ago
Better check your files, Mike—ID theft is very prevalent!!
I don’t know what kind of protection there was when this strip first came out.
Susan00100 over 2 years ago
Isn’t Alex too high in the IQ to be playing with “Beanie Babies”??
Dangermouse over 2 years ago
Only in America!
bookworm0812 over 2 years ago
I remember this story arc.
David in Webb Premium Member over 2 years ago
I have several hundred that are worthless that you can have.
preacherman Premium Member over 2 years ago
The thieves knew just what to take. The Beanie Babies are worth a fortune. PC’s and TV’s are just junk to a thief.
I’mStandingRightHere over 2 years ago
A great story arc is coming and and I believe an encounter for the first time between two long time characters.
gaebie over 2 years ago
My sister during this time acquired 2-3 boxes of Beanie Babies and helped our daughter sell them to pay for college. Seriously! We had people coming over and buying some for over $100.
mistercatworks over 2 years ago
Targeted break-in. Sounds like an inside job.
198.23.5.11 over 2 years ago
But the 1951 Mickey Mantle card is intact.But Alex doesn’t know it’s valuable.
Cozmik Cowboy over 2 years ago
In my truckdriving days, I made a few deliveries to Ty, Inc.; you were escorted the whole time, from door to dock, while off-loading, and back out, by a visibly armed security dude. Only place I ever saw tighter security was Pampered Chef (and I’ve been to the White House…….).
Realimaginary1 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Whew! For a moment there, I thought you were about to say Beanie-Weenies!!!
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Tragic. Truly tragic. Some poor zhlub went through all the trouble to rob Mikes house and all he, or she, got were beanie babies. Not even a cabbage patch kid class misdemeanor. Basically, they just took out the trash.
Kabana_Bhoy over 2 years ago
Roundup the usual suspects.
Ammo hates the comment policy Premium Member over 2 years ago
Silly Crazes still happen, although the 2008 crash changed the collectable market forever. Seems todays under 40 crowd isn’t into collecting "*Stuff* like Boomers do. All sorts of stuff went from collectable to donate in a blink, check what happened to Glassware/China a 12 place Noritake China set from a $1,000 to donate. Seems 30-year olds don’t do sit down dinner parties anymore. Good thing Firearms & Edge Weapons recovered well and keep going up in value, wonder why?
kittysafe over 2 years ago
Doonesbury is one of those comics I’ve loved at every stage of my life, from like 8 years old in 1980 to now, and it just ages finer every year.
jollyjack over 2 years ago
In Chicago at the height of this “craze” the Cubs had a few days of beanie babies give a ways. They limited these to I think the first 10,000 fans, some of whom staged friends or family in line so they could purchase the maximum tickets to collect the babies and come out of the park and go back in to collect more. Amazingly the cheap seats were not available until after the babies were gone! The babies were on sale on eBay before the Cubs were done giving them out.
The White Sox on the other hand had a marketing “genius” that jumped on the trend a little late and thought that giving away 40,000 would sell out the park. Of course they did not sell out, they had MANY babies left and no eBay market ever developed.
Supply and demand requires a semblance of balance.
Brian Premium Member over 2 years ago
Nowadays, they break in and leave some Beanie Babies.
clayface9 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Those Beanie Babies would be worth about $5 today.
tgg over 2 years ago
comic cop with no life strikes again.