Maybe you're one of those people who stocked up on Beanie Babies in the 1990s because you thought they'd be worth a fortune one day. After two decades of taking up space, you're ready to sell them all for pennies.
Well, be careful. There's one family in Cornwall, England that actually won the Beanie Baby lottery, and didn't realize it.
Twenty two-year-old Ryan Flanaghan and his 20-year-old girlfriend Leah Rogers went to a garage sale earlier this month and bought a purple Beanie Baby for about $15.
Turns out the people selling it had no idea it was a limited edition Princess Diana memorial bear. There were only 100 made, and it could be worth up to $93,000.
Leah and Ryan put it up on eBay with a starting bid of $37,500 — and a "Buy It Now" price of $60,000. Their auction ends tomorrow. So far, they haven't gotten any bids.
A story that's a little closer to home — than, you know, England — happened right here in Kokomo. Maria Jarrett donated this same beanie baby to We Care telethon. We're not sure how much it sold for, but someone is sitting on some buck.
