Mark Nagata's custom King Negora | Designer Vinyl Toys & Art Culture | Clutter Magazine | Tags: auction, custom, Japan, Kaiju King Negora, Mark Nagata, Max Toy Co, sofubi

San Francisco-based artist Mark Nagata, the owner of Max Toy Co, recently hand-sprayed one of his King Negora sofubi figures with Monster Kolor paints. The finished one-off piece, shown herein, has been made available through Yahoo!'s SnappyAuctions service and is offered as part of the I Love Akihabara (a major shopping district in Tokyo, Japan) event. With four days remaining in the bidding, it has already received a total of 41 bids leading to a current high price of ¥51,010, a sum just shy of $650 after conversion. If you wish to participate in the auction, or merely follow it to see the final result, you can find it here: http://page21.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j193644777