Ahhh!
When i bought Thanos, I got him of the secondary market and never saw the original pics, thanks for showing them here!
This will sound a bit strange, but for me, I like this character and the sculpt so much that the differences in color are not dealbreakers for me. I still think it's an awesome piece that I would proudly display against any other Thanos done to date.
That said, SS's could be completely insane and I intend to get this piece as well. I don't think the value will drop on the Bowen piece - its too quality of a sculpt and the paint issues make a small edition size even smaller.