Barbie Dolls
1959 was the year that the initial Barbie dolls began appearing in toy shops and supermarkets, and the rest is history. Barbie has kept its queenly place at the top of the girl-driven toy market. If your grandmother (or mother) was wise enough to purchase an original Barbie for you as a child, you could be in possession of $25,000’s worth of plastic, provided that the doll remained in its box and is in mint condition. The rest of the Barbie lines will not sell for much, with $10 to $20 being a hopeful resale for most of the feminine dolls that have remained sealed and in a perfect state.
Vintage Playboy Magazines
While you might have had a hard time convincing people that you bought Playboy magazine for the writing, the controversial ‘gentlemen’s magazine’ has held a firm place in popular fiction and magazine enjoyment since 1953. Many notable celebrities appeared in the naughty magazine’s spreads, but only those that were in editions prior to 1970 will have a decent resale value. Playboy is not exactly an obscure magazine, being widely available across the world, even when it comes to the older issues.