$11,575 fursuit sale brings comments from Furbuy and seller PhoenixWolf.
by Patch O'Furr
(UPDATE: The buyer does an interview with Dogpatch Press! Thoughts from the winner of the record-setting $11,575 fursuit auction.)
“Angel Dragon” set a new record for known fursuit auctions.
The $11,575 sale on Furbuy beat the recent record of $8,025 for Lavender Corgi, sold on 10/11/14.
At the time, Lavender Corgi’s buyer declined my request for comment, citing drama that could be seen on forums elsewhere. (In requests, I mention: “When something sells for a lot of money, I consider it positive “patron of the arts” support for artists.”)
The “Angel Dragon” is by PhoenixWolf Fursuits, maker of the popular suit for Telephone. The contest of 187 bids ended on 2/14/15. The auction didn’t go without drama even before it ended. At one point, bids shot up to $14,000. These were removed after a bidder commented:
I guess I don’t have 14000 I only have 11,000 in my bank can and admin remove me from the angel dragon auction please I’m no interested anymore I really do want it but I don’t want to bid too much
Furbuy admin, Jurann, replied…
“…this is one of the straws that broke the camel’s back and caused us to implement the new bidding restriction measures today.”
Wearing big rugs for animal role-playing takes a lot of devotion and money.
