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Hello guys! Thanks for the warm welcome and compliments. I posted a new pic which shows the vast majority of my AC collection. There remains a handful of AC items in storage which I'll photograph when I've the chance.

Originally Posted by toxicatom5

Welcome!
Bioshock is one of my favorites too. That Murder of Crows is awesome! I've seen a couple on eBay, where did you come by yours? And what version of the record is that, I don't think I've seen that before.

I bought the Vigor from eBay from a journalist who writes for a show called "E!". The record is from the BS2 viral campaign called "Something in the Sea". Recorded on the disc is the Rapture anthem, "Rise, Rapture, Rise!" followed by a Little Sister's voice calling out to her father (Mark Meltzer). Basically the whole campaign follows Meltzer as he struggles to discover the location of Rapture to rescue his kidnapped daughter and eventually leads up to awful fate that awaited him after he is reunited with her. You can actually hear his last audio diary in the game.

Originally Posted by Robalvarez2010

Hi and welcome. I love bioshock as well and I have been trying to get my hands on that murder of crows bottle.

Good luck, I hope you find one! The cost may rise if the game becomes anywhere near as successful as its predecessors (especially the first one).

Originally Posted by foreverflash

Warm welcome friend!



No way! I'm stunned that you have one of those EXTREMELY limited murder of crows replicas! That's a serious collectible right there. I read it somewhere but forgot - do you know the history of how these crow bottle replicas came to be and where they were originally given out? You certainly deserve a worthy congratulations! I will now envy you forever until I can have one of those (which will be, like, never due to their incredibly rare value)...

Thank you. I've actually seen quite a lot of these sell on eBay in the past few months. Most of them were sold for upwards to $800, but I've also seen one signed by Ken Levine for over $1000.

I don't know much about the Vigor other than what I'm about to tell you. Even then, I'm not sure how much is fact. But hopefully it helps in the end.

The Vigor was originally created for promotional purposes and included in a press kit when the game was first announced. You've probably already guessed that only journalists were allowed to this press event. However, there were a few leftovers after that and I know they handed out a few more at certain conventions like Gamescom. A few of the remainders were also given to fans during giveaways/parties. I've heard different reports of how many were made, some say there are only 500, others claim that Irrational confirmed the number at 1000.

Originally Posted by AndyTheCollector

and enjoy your stay here mate! I love Bioshock universe as well! However I have only Bioshock 1 and 2 collector's editions and 2 different Little Sister figurines. Really love this crow bottle! It looks absolutly stunning, I would love to have one. Didn't hear and see anything like this before, but due to comments here I see it's really unique one. Can you tell me more about it?

It's based on an actual in-game Vigor found in the game (similar to Tonics from previous BioShock games). There's some liquid inside that I can't identify without cracking it open. Maybe Irrational already revealed the secret without having anyone to ruin a great collectible? :p The bottle weighs around 2kg and seems to be made out of a thick plastic. The necklace feels like a heavy coin. Carved under the bottle is a number which supposedly serves as an indentification number (out of all the ones that were created). Hope this helps, I've left some more info in my other replies.