9 Things You Didn't Know About Beanie Babies

Every so often, a story emerges trumpeting a crazy high price tag for an old Beanie Baby. Most recently, The Daily Mail said a British couple bought a purple Princess Diana bear second-hand for $15, and that it was now worth more than $100,000. If you read the story, you may have freaked out and rushed to see which Beanie Babies you still had stuffed in the attic. But, turns out, the bear is worth closer to $47, according to tycollector.com, and the site actually issued a fraud alert about the purple bears, calling the article "irresponsible and non-professionally researched." Here are other facts you may not have known about those little stuffed animals that were once considered "investment items."