Crazy Eddie
1971–1989
"His prices are INSANE!"
The New York-area electronics chain whose manic radio and TV ads — a fast-talking pitchman screaming that the prices were INSANE — were as famous as the stores. Behind the counter it was one of the largest securities frauds of its era; the whole thing collapsed and was liquidated in 1989.
The Details
- Opened · 1971
- Closed · 1989
- Filed under · 🏬 Stores