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Etoys.com and its rapid rise and fall
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David Farquhar
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Nov. 2, 2026, 12:35 p.m.
retro computing
internet-history
e-commerce
Online business
startup challenges
Summary
This blog post discusses the rise and fall of Etoys.com in the late 1990s, highlighting its inception as an online toy retailer amid the early internet boom and providing insights into the challenges faced by the company.
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