As I read the description, this is not so much
a "sketch" as an original watercolor art work by
a highly respected manga illustrator. To a CCS
collector like me, this would be like seeing one
of the original CLAMP illustrations in "The Art
of Cardcaptor Sakura" coming up for auction. I
wouldn't bid this much (mainly because I'd have
to sell my house to do it) but I'd certainly
expect to see the winning price go well into the
thousands of dollars.
Add the possibility that the art work might be
hentai, and the $100K price seems understandable.
Perhaps ambitious, but predictable. How much are
the original watercolor illustrations done by
the "Four Old Men" of the Disney Studio going for
these days? I'd assume $100K plus plus?
As for typing in random numbers, I doubt it,
since the auction was contested, and the
underbidder would have to type in the number just
below the "random" number, which could hardly be
done at random. |