Cels Forum

Whoops!  This version is easier to read

I put the first initial message up,

    So I'll try my best to explain my point without having
 an arguement.  It's true.. advertising higher prices are 
bad for the cel market.. but that's how all things are 
sold.  You buy and sell.  You wouldn't say buy a cel for 
$200 and sell it to someone else for $150.  Sometimes.. 
what you buy is valuable and rare.  We know that Kenshin 
cels are not easy to find.. and when you do, they are gone 
in a blink of an eye.  Raising the price on a cel for that 
matter doesn't seem too bad when the availability is not 
always for anyone to grab.  Rarer things in this world cost
 more.  Popular things (especially with anime EX : FY) cost
 more.  On the second side of things.  I know the bidder 
and he happens to have 2 of the same cels.  He went through 
with putting a print, matte, glass, and frame all 
professionally done.  I don't think there is anything wrong
 with making a bit off profit by investing time in doing 
something to help it look more attractive.  Perhaps if you 
are not interested.. the message was not intended for you. 
Have you also considered that most people don't get to 
Japan? There are shipping costs, order costs, and the fact 
that most people don't see a KENSHIN cel on Taro before it 
says SOLD OUT on it (like I often do).  Hope my 2 cents 
helps.  Cels are in a market.. they are much as a hobby as 
they are a business.

Carpa