SOTA Toys - Lightning Blanka PROTOTYPE Auction for Haiti Relief!!

[ajn9316]

update 2/11/10
Donation has been made, and LB has been shipped out! Hopefully the recipient registers here and shows more pics upon LB's arrival!



update 2/8/10
The auction was a huge success! Congrats to the highest bidder, for claiming the piece at a whopping $2685!


update 2/1/10
AUCTION IS LIVE! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170437372130
Or, eBay auction ID: 170437372130

Happy bidding!


Greetings fellow forum junkies!

In light of the terrible events in Haiti, SOTA Toys has decided to auction this ONE-OFF prototype to the highest bidder on eBay, with all profits donated to the relief effort. This piece was a prototype produced during the production of our Blanka Resin Statue, and looks absolutely fabulous. Included with the statue will be a certificate of authenticity verifying the rarity of the piece. A true collector's item, as it is the only one in existence.

The auction will begin on February 1st, 2010. Stay tuned to our News Page for information relating to the auction, or check back with this thread!







Best,
AJ
SOTA Toys

[Vince-Vell]

Wow that looks sick as hell and for a great cause! Good luck to the winner of the auction!

[_Andrew_]

Hmmm...I think I may have to try my luck on this. Can't go too high though because Juri will be on pre-order soon and Zangief Pf is right around the corner as well. Damn budget...

This would be great to have though!

AJN, what ever happened to the blue Blanka variant you had on your past projects section? Did that get sold or given away to somebody?

[El Diablo]

Awesome looking blanka, the lightning look has been captured very well. Hope it goes for a good amount for tha Haiti fund

[ajn9316]

Thanks gents. Spread the word, we're even paying for shipping on this bad boy.

Originally Posted by speedy485

AJN, what ever happened to the blue Blanka variant you had on your past projects section? Did that get sold or given away to somebody?

Andrew, if you win this piece, you'll have an even more epic collection of SF statues. Best of luck on the bidding!

To answer your questions, our old site featured a blue Blanka that was simply a mock-up (read: Photoshop) but never even got produced. We also had the blue lightning one (that will be auctioned), along with 2 differently styled green lightning Blankas. One of which is in the boss's personal collection, signed by Yoshinori Ono, and I doubt he'll part with it.

So the final Blanka count would be 500 regular production versions, 1 blue lightning prototype, and 2 green lightning prototypes.

-AJ

[_Andrew_]

Originally Posted by ajn9316

Thanks gents. Spread the word, we're even paying for shipping on this bad boy.

Andrew, if you win this piece, you'll have an even more epic collection of SF statues. Best of luck on the bidding!

I would definitely love to have it, good call on the free shipping!

I'm looking forward to the auction.

[Kabuto@SOTA]

Originally Posted by ajn9316

Thanks gents. Spread the word, we're even paying for shipping on this bad boy.



Andrew, if you win this piece, you'll have an even more epic collection of SF statues. Best of luck on the bidding!

To answer your questions, our old site featured a blue Blanka that was simply a mock-up (read: Photoshop) but never even got produced. We also had the blue lightning one (that will be auctioned), along with a pair of green lightning Blankas, but they are in the boss's personal collection. One is signed by Yoshinori Ono, and I doubt he'll part with it.

So the final Blank count would be the 500 regular production versions, 1 blue lightning variant, 2 green lightning variants.

-AJ

Corrections:

Blanka ES is 500 and there are NO variants. "Lightning Blanka" is a concept prototype I made with the intention to produce, but never did. There were altogether 3 concept prototypes made (and they are all different), one got damaged, one signed by Ono-San as a gift for me, and the last one will be auctioned off on Feb 1st.

- Guang

[ajn9316]

Originally Posted by Kabuto@SOTA

Corrections:

Blanka ES is 500 and there are NO variants. "Lightning Blanka" is a concept prototype I made with the intention to produce, but never did. There were altogether 3 concept prototypes made (and they are all different), one got damaged, one signed by Ono-San as a gift for me, and the last one will be auctioned off on Feb 1st.

- Guang

Duly noted, my bad.

[ambasah]

I will try for this as well. the fact it is going to such a great cause will definately loosen my wallet even more.

[ajn9316]

Our Ebay Auction for the Blue Lightning Blanka has been created! It won’t be accessible until it goes live (i.e. once people are allowed to bid on it) but the eBay Auction Id has been created and confirmed!

Cliff notes below:

· Ebay Auction of the Blue Lightning Blanka, a one-of-a-kind prototype that was never produced beyond the piece that’s going up for auction.

· All proceeds from the auction will go directly to the Red Cross for aid in Haiti.

· Shipping will be paid for by SOTA Toys.

· Ebay Auction Id: 170437372130

· Auction will go live at 9:00 AM (PST) on Monday, February 1st 2010.

· Once the auction is live we will post a newsletter with a direct link to the auction.

· Images of the Blue Lightning Blanka are available here.

· The newsletter corresponding to this mailer is here.

· We’ll send an announcement with a direct link to the Auction in 6 days, once the auction is live.


Thank you for your continued efforts and support,

The Crew @ SOTA Toys