This was another documentary that Jaime, my wife, and I watched together when we wanted something that we didn't need to fully pay attention to. What drew us to this one was that she used to collect Beanie Babies. My sister did to an extent as well, so we were familiar with them. We both knew this blew up, but we didn't know the extent.
For this documentary, we are seeing interviews of people who used to work for the Ty corporation, helped along the supply chain as well as a group of women from Naperville, Illinois that caused this to blow up. This went from a cheap toy to an almost billion-dollar industry thanks to the secondary market. As someone who owns baseball and Pokémon cards as well as comic books, I understand that the value for 'collectibles' is only based on what people will pay. This continues to come to the forefront and is still relevant thanks to influencers with more money than they know what to do with it.
I'd say that this is a well-made documentary. We get that hook that pulls you in. From there, we got to know the different players in the beginning. This does well in editing footage from that era to help drive the point home. There is so much here that I didn't know about. Part of that being I was still in elementary and early high school. It was fascinating to see what these people thought back and then as well as how fast it came down. If you got caught up in this craze, even in the slightest, this is one that is intriguing to learn more about for sure.
My Rating: 7 out of 10.
