When it comes to collectible 1990s toy crazes, Beanie Babies set the bar. Sure, there are plenty of valuable Pokémon cards to be traded and attics' worth of old troll dolls worth a ton of money.

Like a fuzzy, cute Ponzi scheme, the Beanie Baby promise of untapped riches was a lie. Here's why Beanie Baby values were ...

By then, the plush animals had become ubiquitous, and kids were beginning to turn their attention to the next must-haves, like Furby and Pokemon. But some believe it wasn't the Beanie Babies that ...

D.C. JIM WATSON via Getty Images WASHINGTON – Imagine if President Bill Clinton created a Strategic Beanie Baby Reserve, hoping the ugly dolls could someday pay down the national debt.