Why do we criticize people that try to sell cels at excessive
prices? Because we don't want to see the trend spread. What often
happens is one cel sells for a record amount, and then other dealers
see this price, and start raising their prices too. Why? Because
they think that if others can charge that much, then they can too.
How would you like to have everything priced like cels from Fushigi
Yuugi? That's a case where it happened. Some cels sold for a really
high price, and soon everyone followed suit. The same thing has
happened to Disney Animation cels. In several auctions, some people
with too much money on their hands paid excessive prices for some
animation cels. What happened? Cel dealers saw the record auction
prices, and consequently raised there. Now, Disney animation cels
are extremely high, typically running in the thousands, definitely
out of the range of any average person. It basically turned a hobby
into a business.
I don't want to see anime cels follow the same pattern. Cels
should be affordable, for everyone. Kids should be able to purchase
cels too, whether it be from Sailormoon, Dragonball, or something else.
Hobbies aren't just for adults with money.
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