My ex-wife and I divorced in 1999 during the height of the craze. She was an avid Beanie Baby collector and I gladly let her have the entire collection in exchange for a quicker divorce.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beanie-baby-fever-in-1999_n_5...
(Article is about picture of two divorcees dividing a Beanie Baby collection on the courtroom floor in front of the judge.)