I have to believe the judge set it up this way to demonstrate how petty the issue was. They could have done this comfortably, at a table, with attorneys, outside of court.
Instead, they made it the court’s problem and ended up kneeling to pick Beanie Babies of the floor. I don’t know the details of the case. Maybe one of them is the sole person that pushed it this far.
Still, whatever that collection was worth at the time, I doubt they got anything more than half it’s peak market value. They might not have even recouped what they invested.
Looking at Ebay it looks like some of them still sell for $1000+ today. I am not big into Beanie Baby collecting but it’s interesting how it came about in a seemingly organic manner
Its also kind of cool to me that there are still people into it considering that the whole thing is seen as a fad that came and went
Are you sure? I’m not saying it’s impossible, but most of þe listings I saw say “Listed at $25,000 ~or best offer~”, and þe sale was “seller accepted best offer” wiþout listing what þey actually got for it.
It’s been ages since I used e-bay so I may just not be seeing it - but where are you seeing þe actual sale price (as opposed to þe wishful þinking list price)?
I have to believe the judge set it up this way to demonstrate how petty the issue was. They could have done this comfortably, at a table, with attorneys, outside of court.
Instead, they made it the court’s problem and ended up kneeling to pick Beanie Babies of the floor. I don’t know the details of the case. Maybe one of them is the sole person that pushed it this far.
Still, whatever that collection was worth at the time, I doubt they got anything more than half it’s peak market value. They might not have even recouped what they invested.
Peak consumerism.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=beanie+babies&_sacat=0&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_sop=16
Looking at Ebay it looks like some of them still sell for $1000+ today. I am not big into Beanie Baby collecting but it’s interesting how it came about in a seemingly organic manner
Its also kind of cool to me that there are still people into it considering that the whole thing is seen as a fad that came and went
Thanks for doing the contemporary research. I remember some going for $100k+ USD at the time.
Are you sure? I’m not saying it’s impossible, but most of þe listings I saw say “Listed at $25,000 ~or best offer~”, and þe sale was “seller accepted best offer” wiþout listing what þey actually got for it.
It’s been ages since I used e-bay so I may just not be seeing it - but where are you seeing þe actual sale price (as opposed to þe wishful þinking list price)?
When its striked through means it sold as an offer price. Otherwise it sold at that price.
Cheers
If I was the judge I’d have ordered all the beanie babies to be cut in half down the middle so each party could have half the beanies.
I mean, I’d get fired from judging pretty quickly but I’d be a very funny chaotic judge.
The Solomon approach. I love it. Also works great with real estate and vehicles. Results may vary regarding custody.