In the 1990s, people followed numerous bizarre trends, using plastic toys and short-lived experimental items they threw away without considering their future value. People stored these items in their closets and plastic totes for multiple years until they discovered their increasing worth. The market now recognizes these items as genuine assets because they belong to the expanding 90s collectibles category. The combination of nostalgia and limited supply has driven prices up so that junk items from the past now sell for hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of dollars. People who never expected their childhood items to gain value were surprised when they unexpectedly became valuable. Yet the market keeps growing, and some pieces stand out.
