BWA is up

metheus · Post by **metheus** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:37 am

off to browse the listings, good luck all

ReiTheJelly · Post by **ReiTheJelly** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:45 am

Some *really* nice and rare Miyazaki items for auction! I was impressed to see Howl's Moving Castle sketches, an On Your Mark cel, and some Panda Ko Panda layouts. A bit disappointing on other fronts, though...

darksuzaku · Post by **darksuzaku** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:41 am

saaaafe

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:34 am

Seems like people couldn't wait to throw their bids in already! The 'Original Art' section is popular.

I saw a wonderful Tetsuo Hara shikishi but the last one I saw sold for 250,100y pricing me out of the runnings by a long way...

Not so sure it should be called the Big WEB Auction, more like the Big GHIBLI Auction; so much Miyazaki stuff floating around.

Caroline · Post by **Caroline** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:52 am

i placed a bid on a big-web auction and i am a first timer. i have a few questions...

i placed a bid on a cel and am the highest bidder, however i want to change my maximum bid. i tried to place a significant amount for my original bid, but the site would only allow me to bid in increments of 100 yen (computer glitch?)... so now, of course, my maximum is close to the current price. i want to raise it. how do i do this?

*edit* i finally figured it out.

klet · Post by **klet** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:02 pm

I've never bid in a BWA, but I imagine that it's like their Everyday auctions. So, just place another bid.

When you click on the "Go to Auction" page or "My Page" there should be a box with the current highest bid--just replace that with the max you are willing to spend, and hit bid.

FYI, Mandarake only allows bind increments of 100 yen--they don't want any weird numbers, I guess. So, it's no glitch in the system or your computer. That's just the way they run auctions.

Caroline · Post by **Caroline** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:31 pm

i noticed the amount of ghibli cels too...

iwakuralain16 · Post by **iwakuralain16** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:44 pm

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auc_e/item ... 5850100001

WOOOAH!!!!

EternityOfPain · Post by **EternityOfPain** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:15 pm

darksuzaku wrote:saaaafe

In the same boat

. A Part of me wanted to find some killer JK sketchese but since I am already in the middle of a few deals it was better that nothing popped up for BWA.

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:05 pm

Krafty wrote:Not so sure it should be called the Big WEB Auction, more like the Big GHIBLI Auction; so much Miyazaki stuff floating around.

Yeah really. I found myself humming the Laputa Opening song while I was looking at BWA.

Have you noticed that many of the auction ending times are like YJ's?

Those 4:00AM Pacific Standard auction ending times are rough on the body let me tell you.

Was it like that way last BWA and I just didn't notice?

Sugarflower · Post by **Sugarflower** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:53 pm

iwakuralain16 wrote:http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auc_e/item ... 5850100001

WOOOAH!!!!

I said the same thing after seeing this auction. I really hope somone here or on RS gets it.

I'm safe as well. Nothing interests me this time round. Several nice DBZ cels in there though.

Good luck to all who are/will be bidding!

ZombieBunny · Post by **ZombieBunny** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:19 pm

Im good this time round XD

*whew*

kira · Post by **kira** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:39 pm

the majority that i see is inuyasha, conan boy, and lupin/laputa.

i see a couple of rozen maiden sets and chobits sets.

this is a hidden one for ccs fans:

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auc_e/item ... 5690100001

i know some of the beta fans liked this one:

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auc_e/item ... 4690100001

another wish cel with a lower starting price:

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auc_e/item ... 5370100001

nothing this time for me thankfully.

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:29 am

Keropi wrote:Those 4:00AM Pacific Standard auction ending times are rough on the body let me tell you. Was it like that way last BWA and I just didn't notice?

I'm sure the auctions close around the same time every year and that's usually 1-2 hours after the best YJ auctions close.
Here in the UK, the Mandarake auction closing times are between 2-3pm which was good for me when I finished work at 1pm. Now I'm usually a little later getting home so the timeframe is tighter. There have been occasions when I've cut-off from work to return home to bid on stuff then I head out again for the final hour.

Captain Haddock · Post by **Captain Haddock** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:01 pm

Nothing for me this time, well nothing I can afford. Laputa's one of my favorite Ghibli/anime films of all time and I was always wondering how much a cel or sketch from this scene would go for.

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auc_e/item ... 4620100001

I think this is about the most I've seen a rough genga go for, I couldn't quite work out why the price was so high then I looked at who they were saying the artist was...