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Signed K-On!! Guitar Gets 9,999,999,999-Yen 'Bid' (Updated)
posted on by Egan Loo
A seller named "euf02us" placed a guitar signed by the K-On! anime's voice cast on auction on Yahoo! Japan on January 5, and a placed a 9,999,999,999 Yen ($120 million) "bid" on Monday morning.
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The campaign's top-level "A Prizes" were five replicas of the main character Yui's guitar. All five cast who voiced the anime's Ho-kago Tea Time band signed the guitars. Each guitar also came with a limited-edition hard case (with an imprinted HTT logo and key), set of clear stickers, shielded cord, tuning wrench, soft case, manual, and warranty certificate.
Thanks to the questionable bids, the seller plans to cancel the current auction on Tuesday and re-offer the guitar at a later date.
[Via Kyō mo Yareyaku]
Image © Houbunsha/Sakuragaoka High School Light Music Club
Update: The auction was relisted on Monday evening, and it ended within eight minutes with one 3,000,000-yen (US$36,000) bid. [Via Yaraon!]
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