An interesting topic this is. I've never collected American cels, mainly because I don't favor American animation that much, and I refuse to pay over $500 for a cel.
It seems that among many collectors here, noone favors the close-ups, while they are probably my favourites. I love cels that show off the characters facial expressions and eyes, mainly because the art is usually so beautiful. However I also love cels that show the entire character, if it is a good scene. Otherwise I'll usually skip it. Since it's usually interesting to see what other peeps ideas of grade A, B, & C cels are, here's a few of my picks. ^.-
Grade A : Evil Tamahome (of course!)
http://www.sailorv.com/cels/evil_tamahome2.jpg
Grade B : Chichiri & Tasuki
http://www.sailorv.com/cels/chichiri_tasuki_redone2.jpg
Grade C : Tamahome
http://www.sailorv.com/cels/tamahome_blast2.jpg
My 2 cents. ^.- |