beanie babies

If you’re anything like me, you’ve looked on eBay and noticed countless toys that you're pretty sure you owned as a kid going for an insane amount of money. I probably buried enough money in toys that I could have retired at 25. Here are just a few of the toys that — if you are lucky enough to come across them — you should sell immediately, and then open a bottle of champagne because you’re about to take a trip to the bank. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Scratch the Cat Figure One of the last figures produced in the original line of toys, Scratch the Cat was a relatively unknown ...

Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and Ty Warner are all inventors who raked in a pretty penny for their creations. Though that last name may not ring a bell, Mr. Warner amassed the greatest fortune of the three. His invention didn’t bring light to the world or allow the human voice to travel amazing lengths, it was designed to simply sit on a child’s shelf. Warner’s barely stuffed stuffed animals, better known as Beanie Babies, netted him more than $4 billion. Check out our slideshow for nine other largely useless—and in some cases just plain dumb—products that made their creators ...