Motor City sketch...with a difference

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 23:59 -0700

eBay Auction

Was this sketch altered by the seller?

Post by **Todd Shogun** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:44 -0700

Hmm, he doesn't mention it in the description. Perhaps he has found a way to chemically alter the ink on paper to where it is no longer viewable?

Or maybe this is an older one...thing is, it looks current (Usagi's squint). Maybe he's using good ol white out and since the image is so small it's not viewable...

Treadwell · Post by **Treadwell** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:25 -0700

Or it wasn't customized to begin with. Stan didn't customize any of the drawings he did in my trades at MegaCon. (But then, they were in books and not separate pieces of paper.)

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:55 -0700

It's probably legit. There are always a few that fall through the cracks. I may have been in too much of a hurry to personalize it, or he might have caught me on the way to somewhere.

Thomas Froehling · Mon Oct 29, 2007 16:13 -0700

I have to report yet another convention sketch popping up on ebay, although it seems a bit older than the last we've seen:

http://cgi.ebay.de/originale-Zeichnung- ... dZViewItem

It shames me that the seller is a fellow German; I think I'll send him a message pointing out this forum and our concern about the topic.

Thomas Froehling · Post by **Thomas Froehling** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:07 -0700

And yet another one:

http://cgi.ebay.de/STAN-SAKAI-Usagi-Yoj ... dZViewItem

Seems like some people badly need money for their X-mas presents...

Does anybody here have the time and heart (or mind) to tell the seller our concerns about selling free convention sketches? I'm a little occupied right now, what with coming family celebrations and everything...

Thank you in advance for your time and trouble!