Beanie Babies founder Ty Warner unveiled a new plush toy that he hopes will capture kids’ hearts – and parents’ wallets. The so-called Beanie Bouncers, a 4-inch, plush toy with a ball inside that can ...

It's the iconic '90s children's toy we all had to have — the relatively useless sack of beans that we were inexplicably obsessed with anyway. You know what I'm talking about: Beanie Babies. These days ...

Ty Inc. Founder Ty Warner built a fortune worth billions with the Beanie Baby plush toy craze in the 1990s. Now the company is using lessons learned then to maximize the brand’s collectibles appeal to ...

Ty Inc. and its visionary founder, Ty Warner, announce they have been awarded a patent for their latest innovation, Beanie ...

This feature is part of Salon's Young Americans initiative, showcasing emerging journalists reporting from America's red states. Read more Young Americans stories. In the late ’90s, Mickey Krause ...

Anyone of a certain age in the mid to late 1990’s knows all about the crazy fad called Beanie Babies. These small beanbag-type plush animals were sought after by children and their parents in ...

CHICAGO -- Toy-maker Ty Inc. has created a "Cecil the Lion" Beanie Baby to raise funds for animal conservation efforts. Creation of the toy comes after an American dentist was accused of killing the ...

At the time of its release, retailers were limited to just 12 toys per store Today, the Beanie Baby could be worth anywhere from $45 to around $1 million, depending on the toy and its condition When ...

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