Man I tell you what... the freakin TY Beanie Babies were one of the biggest scams in the world! I was just a young and naive child who thought they were "collectables" that would appreciate in value... NOT DEPRECIATE! I mean I probably spent a good $1000 as a kid buying these things, and now, I have 100 peices of crap taking up space that I would be lucky to get $100 for the lot. 10 years storing them for nothing! Whata scam. I think TY false advertised them to be good collectables so people would buy them. They put out those books saying "This one's worth $30 once retired. This one's worth $5 with decent tags. Blah blah blah." They suck majorly. I just hope that if they keep making those bags of crap that future generations realize they suck. Invest into coins. They'll appreciate. Invest in real estate. It definitely will increase. BUT DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES INVEST IN TY BEANIE BABIES!!!!