On 23 Nov 96, Paul Worley wrote to John Giannini:
 JG>> Update:  the price on the issue without the picture removed is
 JG>> $13.50.  The dealer lists it in "V/VF" condition.  The cost of
 JG>> the other one is $9.00.  It is closer to EX/NM but does have that
 JG>> one picture cut out.
 PW> $13.50 for the 5/64 issue of Playboy?!?! Wow! And to think I was quoted
 PW> as 'overpricing'  Playboys at $10 - - complete NM!!
Now now, *grin*, when I said that most Playboys went for only a few dollars, 
I was talking about 1970 and later issues.  The owner of Penny Ranch, the 
store I told you about in an earlier post, indicated to me that the actual 
big "drop off" point for pricing of Playboy magazines is in the year 1965.  
Playboy magazines before 1965 go for $10.00 and up, depending on year and 
grade. Playboys during and after 1965 take a big price drop, and go for no 
more than about $3.00 to $6.00 an issue.  After 1975, Playboys go for only 
about $2.00 to $2.50 in mint.  Ironically, some of the later issues are worth 
more than some of the earlier issues.  Collectors price for the Drew 
Barrymore issue for example, which is only about 3 years old or so, is 
actually higher than most of the 1970's decade magazines.  The "Drew" issue 
goes for around $6.00, which is 3 times higher than most of the 70's issues.  
I guess it depends on which celeb is in the magazine.  Strangely, the 1984 
Suzanne Somers issue is only a two buck issue in mint, just like the 1979 Bo 
Derek one.  I guess on those, they sold too many to establish a collector's 
market value yet.  The Shannon Doherty issue is already around $6.00 now, and 
it's only 2« uears old. Strange how things work....
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