The interesting thing about them was not the Beanie Babies themselves but the manifest conviction of whoever had assembled this collection and thought that it would one day be of great value. I went to auctions a lot-I was furnishing my condo-and in the back of the room at one sale were these huge Rubbermaid containers full of Beanie Babies, which I remember from the 90s. Zac Bissonnette: It was 2010 or 2011, and I was at an auction in Massachusetts. VICE: How did you end up writing a book about Beanie Babies? VICE spoke with Bissonnette about American greed, consumer stupidity, and Ty Warner's extensive plastic surgery. Inspired by a sad Rubbermaid container full of pristine and worthless Beanie Babies, Bissonnette began a deep investigation into the bizarre story of Ty Warner's empire. Zac Bissonnette, a writer previously known for his books Debt-Free U and How to Be Richer, Smarter, and Better-Looking Than Your Parents, spoke with VICE about his latest book, The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute.
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