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On the third day of bidding, Chris took down the posting yet again, only to replace it with an identical one (minus the questions from prospective buyers). He also made another [[Facebook]] post, again attempting to assert the authenticity of the item. | On the third day of bidding, Chris took down the posting yet again, only to replace it with an identical one (minus the questions from prospective buyers). He also made another [[Facebook]] post, again attempting to assert the authenticity of the item. | ||
On Wednesday, June 04, 2014, a scant four days after the creation of the 'Original Sonichu and Rosechu Drawing', Chris accepted the 'Best Offer' for his artwork. The dollar amount he agreed to receive was probably lower than the $2500 US he was initially asking for. It is currently unknown what price Chris was willing to let this go for, and when (if at all) he will receive payment. Chris also appears to have removed (or possibly also managed to sell) his [[ | On Wednesday, June 04, 2014, a scant four days after the creation of the 'Original Sonichu and Rosechu Drawing', Chris accepted the 'Best Offer' for his artwork. The dollar amount he agreed to receive was probably lower than the $2500 US he was initially asking for. It is currently unknown what price Chris was willing to let this go for, and when (if at all) he will receive payment. Chris also appears to have removed (or possibly also managed to sell) his [[Bob Chandler|father's]] Stradivarius violin. | ||
==Fourth Listing== | ==Fourth Listing== |
Revision as of 17:42, 5 June 2014
The Original Sonichu and Rosechu Drawing is a laminated hand-drawing of Sonichu and Rosechu that Chris is trying to auction off on eBay to raise the funds to buy more Legos. This is the second item Chris has attempted to sell on eBay this year, the first being Bob's violin.
"Freshly thought and drawn on June 1, 2014", this picture also bears Chris's signature, although this is difficult to make out in the full-sized image. The uploaded image is in black-and-white, an apparent anti-forgery method used by Chris to protect his precious artworks from counterfeiting.
First Two Listings
Within the first day of bidding, the bids reached over $10,000 USD. Speculation of troll involvement is mentioned occasionally by Chris's friends on his Facebook post related to it. The first posting was removed, probably due to Chris realizing (or being told) that the he was unlikely to collect on it.
However, the listing returned on the next day, with some extra information added. Chris included a black-and-white picture of the frame he considers so goddamn important, a color closeup of his signature, a color closeup of Rosechu's crotch, and an additional alleged copyright page. Verification of the signature and Rosechu's womanhood caused bids to skyrocket, with bids quickly reaching $15,000 USD. It's important to note that eBay does impose some limits on how much a seller can sell an item for without paying additional fees.
Protecting His Valuable Intellectual Property
Chris also makes some untested copyright claims:
“ | ALL Sonichu, Rosechu, Cwcville and such material is Copyrighted March, 2000 by Christian Weston Chandler, with Full Paperwork backed up in Washington DC. Any names, persons or characters and such illustrated in the past Original Comic Book Pages, LittleBiGPlanet 1, 2, PSP and Vita Levels under the PSN ID of "Sonichu", and all direct content from the Creator, Christian Weston Chandler, NOT originating from said Creator that may seem similar to anyone past or present, as well as under other respective ownerships, are purely coincidental or otherwise parodic. Ownership of Original characters of Pikachu, Pok'emon and Sonic the Hedgehog are those of Nintendo and SEGA of America respectively. The drawing that is being sold on eBay now is an Original artwork created by the original Creator of Christian Weston Chandler, and is solely being sold as an artwork with no original intent of profit. | ” |
Third Time's The Charm
On the third day of bidding, Chris took down the posting yet again, only to replace it with an identical one (minus the questions from prospective buyers). He also made another Facebook post, again attempting to assert the authenticity of the item.
On Wednesday, June 04, 2014, a scant four days after the creation of the 'Original Sonichu and Rosechu Drawing', Chris accepted the 'Best Offer' for his artwork. The dollar amount he agreed to receive was probably lower than the $2500 US he was initially asking for. It is currently unknown what price Chris was willing to let this go for, and when (if at all) he will receive payment. Chris also appears to have removed (or possibly also managed to sell) his father's Stradivarius violin.
Fourth Listing
The day after accepting an offer on the third listing, Chris announced that the buyer had backed out and promptly relisted the drawing on eBay with a $1,000 Buy It Now price and no auction.