Well, you buy one on eBay of course! what the heck?!
PERLORIAN BROTHERS' LION FIGURINE This fearsome fellow is a rare limited edition collectible cast in shiny gold-coloured metal. A half lion stuck on a movie reel, it's a great conversation piece and a tasteful ornament for any decor. Near mint condition. One owner.
>>>> eBay link
Brandon you nutter - I see your crazy bid. $2110!?
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Permalinkand subtract one from canada haha
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Permalinkif you log on to ebay as a user you can see it's a buyer from Turkey. And you can't be a bidder without a valid credit card billing address, so I'd guess it's really a buyer from Turkey. How many lions did Turkey take at Cannes this year? Add one to that.
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PermalinkI'll second that Gezellig. ;) Also, I wonder who the lucky bidder byantur is.......
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PermalinkIt sold for $2,551.00!
I thought I always wanted a Lion to spice up my resume, now I want one to spice up my bank account!
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PermalinkI'd thought these guys were bloody brilliant for thinking of this prank. Then I went to www.reginaldpike.com and saw their reel and now I think they're outright GENIUSES.
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Permalinkright on pandabear!
From this weeks adcritic email:
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PermalinkAd age called you? This is getting out of hand.
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PermalinkHehehe, I believe yas. That's funny. A "Dabitch" won't be making a bid anytime soon, eBay is a "family site" youknow. ;)
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PermalinkHehe. I swear that's not me. :)
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Permalink"PERLORIAN BROTHERS' LION FIGURINE"?? Who is this nutty canadian seller, did he steal it or win it?
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PermalinkI don't know if it's a stunt or what, but I love how it shows up the reverence people put in these things. And hey, aren't awards supposed to be parlayed into big bucks anyway? It's not a pr stunt it's a political statement!!
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PermalinkHey, come on. There's only one way to get one. (Did an ad once with this as the tagline. The visual? The eBay toolbar, with someone typing in One Show Pencil.)
I think it's great we've reached a point where the have-nots have turned to eBay to settle the score... I think Mr. Hatuel would be quite proud to know there are people falling over themselves to bid for this metal-doorstop nonsense. And he, quite frankly, doesn't deserve the satisfaction...
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PermalinkNot positive, but I think I unravelled the little web:
http://texturl.net/index.php?p=333
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PermalinkWell, the person didn't win the lion for best copywriting that's for sure!
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Permalinkaha, well this is VIM commercial at ihaveanidea.org.
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PermalinkNah, I think it's the one they won for Unilever. Here's the stats from the Cannes website:
ategory: Household
Title: PRISON VISITOR
Advertiser: UNILEVER
Product or Service: VIM BLEACH
Advertising Agency, City: ZIG, Toronto
Country: CANADA
Creative Director: Elspeth Lynn/Lorriane Tao
Copywriter: Aaron Starkman
Art Director: Stephen Leps
Agency Producer: Janet Woods
Production Company, City: REGINALD PIKE, Toronto
Director: The Perlorian Brothers
Producer: Bridget Flynn
Editor: Michelle Czukar (Panic & Bob)
Synopsis: In this spot a female prisoner is being visited by her daughter. They are separated by a glass wall. The camera pulls back to reveal the woman isn't in prison - she is in a bathtub behind a glass shower door and she is cleaning. Unfortunately she is not using VIM Cream.
Note the user on ebay is called "reginaldpike," and it's a "pelorian brothers' figurine."
If it walks like PR, and talks like PR...
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PermalinkIsn't that the bronze lion that Reginaldpike just won for this Ikea ad? Is this the good ol' fashioned "I'm selling X on eBay" PR gag?
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Permalink"Near mint condition"? Did he beat his creative director over the head with it? ;)
current bid: US $1,825.00 - yikes!
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