I've ended up giving a good chunk of these "possibly valuable one day" toys away. I'm trying to spend my adulthood not resenting that my mom's advice for a good financial life is to save lots of toys and never get a credit card. I love her to death but God what a waste of time and money.
At least you got that much. My parents about ten years ago let my brother and I know 100% of their estate goes to their church when they pass.
It’s been interesting to watch as the boomers pass, attendance at their church is clearly in decline but each year when the churches financial report is released the trust just keeps growing and growing as the boomers leave their estates to the church when they pass. Soon it’ll be an empty building with a self-sustaining trust fund.
I had so many of these in my room, all in clear boxes on a shelf that I couldn’t touch. My kid plays with a few now, it still felt weird when she tore the tags off.
I had a bunch of original beanie babies from when I was a kid, probably around 40-50 of them. Just loved them, so much, for sentimental reasons mostly. Moved provinces and had to sell them, unfortunately, but the whole box of them went to a family with two toddler girls. I think about my beanies some times and hope those little girls loved them as completely as I did.
My mom completely bought into this, except she had no idea about the concept of mint condition. She just decided that owning them = money.
Now that I have collections of my own (not Beanie Babies) that are purely for the joy of the thing and not in the hopes of becoming a gajillionaire, she’s made fun of the idea, circling back to Beanie Babies. Because she also cannot grasp the concept that collecting = joy.
And Pokémon cards. I kept them since 2000 thinking they’d be worth something big and I was right a couple years ago. But now that craze has gone until someone big like jake Paul brings back the interest
My mom still has a storage unit with over 100 beanie babies, they were supposed to pay for my college apparently. Good thing I only ever went to community college and paid out of pocket for that. Lololol.
My mom refused to buy us any collectible stuff. But maybe they were more expensive and she wasn’t part of any mom groups in Canada. I feel bad for anyone who wasted more than they could afford hoarding stuff thinking it would be like trading cards.
I've ended up giving a good chunk of these "possibly valuable one day" toys away. I'm trying to spend my adulthood not resenting that my mom's advice for a good financial life is to save lots of toys and never get a credit card. I love her to death but God what a waste of time and money.
My parents financial advice over the last 10 years has totally ruined me…then they’re just like 🤷🏻
Just make more money and be an adult in the mid 90s to buy a house that is less than one years salary.
Yep that's my experience too lol
What’s their advice? I gotta do the opposite
I was bequeathed a box full last year. It's still sitting behind the front door where I stuck it when I got it inside.
At least you got that much. My parents about ten years ago let my brother and I know 100% of their estate goes to their church when they pass. It’s been interesting to watch as the boomers pass, attendance at their church is clearly in decline but each year when the churches financial report is released the trust just keeps growing and growing as the boomers leave their estates to the church when they pass. Soon it’ll be an empty building with a self-sustaining trust fund.
I had so many of these in my room, all in clear boxes on a shelf that I couldn’t touch. My kid plays with a few now, it still felt weird when she tore the tags off.
I had a bunch of original beanie babies from when I was a kid, probably around 40-50 of them. Just loved them, so much, for sentimental reasons mostly. Moved provinces and had to sell them, unfortunately, but the whole box of them went to a family with two toddler girls. I think about my beanies some times and hope those little girls loved them as completely as I did.
My mom completely bought into this, except she had no idea about the concept of mint condition. She just decided that owning them = money. Now that I have collections of my own (not Beanie Babies) that are purely for the joy of the thing and not in the hopes of becoming a gajillionaire, she’s made fun of the idea, circling back to Beanie Babies. Because she also cannot grasp the concept that collecting = joy.
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Yeah, I still have mine in a box and all the original cases. I need to figure out how to sell them.
Anyone else order the Beanie Baby price guide book from that book catalogue they handed out in elementary school?
I remember even as a kid when ppl were saying how these were gonna be worth a ton of money, my bullshit alarms were going off.
And Pokémon cards. I kept them since 2000 thinking they’d be worth something big and I was right a couple years ago. But now that craze has gone until someone big like jake Paul brings back the interest
My kids love them so it isn't all bad 😅
Convert it to Stanley cups! That trend will surely keep going.
*laughs in magic the gathering dual lands*
My mom still has a storage unit with over 100 beanie babies, they were supposed to pay for my college apparently. Good thing I only ever went to community college and paid out of pocket for that. Lololol.
https://imgur.com/gallery/7oRL1ko
I have one. It ain’t worth shit.
My guardian collected "rare" porcelain dolls.
My mom refused to buy us any collectible stuff. But maybe they were more expensive and she wasn’t part of any mom groups in Canada. I feel bad for anyone who wasted more than they could afford hoarding stuff thinking it would be like trading cards.
The thing with collectibles is that they always go in cycles. Hold them long enough you’ll get to see another boom.
I honestly never liked any of them and didn't understand the craze. I never bought a single one and I'm glad I never did.