My biggest sob story is probably this-
A while ago I contacted a dealer questing for the 
perfect Tamahome cel- she had one.  Gorgeous 
headshot from tv series, from the episode where 
they are chasing Yui for the Shinzaho or the 
other artifact (name escapes me).  Anyway, it was 
exactly what I was looking for, but at $225 I 
didn't have enough money, so I emailed the dealer 
asking her to hold the cel for a week while I 
sold other stuff and got the money.  She agreed.  
I finally scraped together the cash and sent her 
another email- she said sorry but the cel has a 
crease in it and she wouldn't feel comfortable 
selling it.  :(