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Indonesia Playboy. A good example of a company not taking the time to fully understand and respect cultural differences before it entered a new global market.  Now up for bids on eBay.

Quote: Indonesian Playboy's publishers are weighing whether to print again after violent protests over the first issue, now being offered on eBay as a collector's item.

The first issue on April 7 was a tame affair by the standards of the U.S. original, with less flesh visible than on many beaches, including those on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, or than in many magazines already for sale in the country.

Even so, the power of the Playboy name as the iconic symbol of relaxed Western attitudes toward sex drew strong opposition in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation...

full article:http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-04-21T063813Z_01_JAK109502_RTRUKOC_0_US-INDONESIA-PLAYBOY.xml&pageNumber=0&imageid=&cap=&sz=13


10 current auctions on the eBay.com site: http://cgi.ebay.com/1st-edition-PLAYBOY-...024965764  Bids start at $75.00 and shipping is $17.50 from Indonesia. 

Quote:Originally released on April 7, 2006 this issue sold out in a matter of days. Since many of the issues were burned in protests, this copy is sure to be a collector's item in limited supply.

This issue is completely non-nude (meaning that the models are clothed).

Update:

Quote:The editor of Indonesia's edition of Playboy has been cleared of indecency charges relating to provocative images of scantily-clad models which had the country's Muslims up in arms, the BBC reports.

The first issue of Indonesian PlayboyErwin Arnada and Playmate Kartika Gunawan were cuffed last year over the latter's appearance in Indonesia's first edition of the magazine, in which she "posed in lingerie". So strong was hardline reaction to the outrage that the publishers were forced to move offices from Jakarta to predominantly-Hindu Bali...

full article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/05/...y_verdict/