Their thinking was as disjointed as a Beanie Baby. If they had purchased gold or silver with that money in 1993, and continued to purchase, this would have been a totally different article. Wowzers! Who invests in a fad? Barbie is even now almost defunct. Dumb.
My brothers used to dismember my Barbies, Kens, and Midges out of revenge; I think I had a Scooter, too. So much for investment!
Edit: It was Skipper, not Scooter.