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In an episode of Pinoy Pawnstars on Boss Toyo's YouTube channel, former adult video star turned entrepreneur Maria Ozawa was featured.

Maria Ozawa said that the panty she was selling was her lucky charm, which she wore for special events, including her first big event in the Philippines.

"This is a lucky charm for me. I wear it every time I have an event. When I first came here to the Philippines, I had a big event and I was wearing it."

Maria Ozawa initially set the price of her panty at P150,000. But Boss Toyo countered, saying it should only be P10,000.

She reasoned out her panty was worth more due to its sentimental value. "I've been wearing this as a lucky charm and it's going to be for a good cause also."

Boss Toyo replied, "It's too much for a panty. I want to negotiate."

Maria agreed and said, "So you were saying P10K, right? A bit higher."

Maria eventually lowered her asking price to P50,000, and after some haggling, the final amount was settled at P25,500.

“I was wearing this for a long time, it smells like me also,” Maria said about the bright pink seamless panty.

She also signed the panty, which she decided to sell after learning that Russian adult film star Eva Elfie had sold her own panty to Boss Toyo.

Boss Toyo purchased Eva's panty for $300 from her initial asking price of $500.

Boss Toyo reflected on Maria's career in the Philippines and how her videos were sold on CD's around the country back in the 90's and early 2000's. "You're a legend, kidding aside. Your movies, your content [was sold everywhere] even on CD's on the sidewalks. when they say Japanese, you're the number one big thing here and I'm not joking. That's the real story of the legendary Maria Ozawa.”

After retiring from adult films, Maria pursued business ventures and a serious acting career in the Philippines, where she lived for 10 years. She appeared in the former Kapuso series Pulang Araw, where she played Haruka Tanaka, the mother of Hiroshi Tanaka played by David Licauco.