S7E6 - Peggy Gallagher, Beanie Babies Collecting Pioneer

For Keeps

English - August 21, 2019 11:00 - 34 minutes - 42.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
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In the mid-1990s, Peggy Gallagher, a teacher from suburban Chicago, teamed up with her sister to become one of the world's first collectors of Beanie Babies — helping to spark a collecting craze that made toy manufacturer Ty Warner a billionaire. Hear Peggy's tales of speculation, authentication, and riding the Beanie bubble!

Peggy's Beanie Babies authentication site • "The Great Beanie Baby Bubble" by Zac Bissonnette (source for Beanie Babies stats) • Opening theme: "Keepers" by Still Flyin' • Closing theme: "Slow Draw/Feeling In My Heart" by Eric Frisch • Additional music by Chad Crouch • www.forkeepspodcast.com