After much debate with myself, I have decided not 
to use my name in this post.
I rarely post here, and I imagine nobody would 
know me anyway! But, there is a reason I rarely 
post and that is that when I do there is 
inevitably someone who flames me as well as 
someone who agrees with me. It is disheartening to 
see how cel collectors can be cruel so easily, 
mostly because of the anonymity of this forum. 

I don't think most cel collectors really realize 
how we (I will say "we" because I am guilty of 
these feelings as well) sound and how other people 
perceive us when we react to dealers prices or 
people selling their own cels for a profit. If we 
did, we might realize how hypocritical we look.

Here's an honest question:
How many of you have wished you could come upon a 
pile of really cheap, sought after cels that you  
could make profit on? Especially when a certain 
character becomes popular, how many people say to 
themselves that they wish they had a bunch of cels 
of that character to sell? If you are a cel 
collector, I think you have probably thought of it 
many times!! There is NOTHING wrong with that. And 
there is nothing wrong with making a profit. If 
there was, we would still be trading shells 
for furs. People have a right to make money, but 
if you are a cel collector it seems that only YOU 
have a right to do so, not the 'other guy'.

We cel collectors seem to want to police our hobby 
now to the point where we really seem to not 
realize how ridiculous we seem, and how hurtful it 
is. If a cel dealer goes out and finds a cel that 
they know is beautiful and will be adored by it's 
new owner, I imagine they are really excited to 
offer it. But too often they are chastised for 
selling the cel for the price they put on it. How 
is that for shooting ourselves in the foot? 

And if someone buys a cel at a bargain price, and 
chooses to sell it to make some cash to maybe buy 
their dream cel, or just some more cels to keep 
themselves enjoying their hobby, they are ripping 
us off. They are selfish jerks who don't realize 
they are destroying OUR hobby. But, we are 
hypocrites, because every one of us would choose 
to make more money than we paid for a cel if we 
could when it was time to let it go. 

I think we have to stop trying to make the other 
people in this hobby conform to a standard that we 
wouldn't conform to ourselves. Let people offer 
cels for whatever price they choose, no matter 
where they get them or how. It is ruining our fun 
to try to second guess other people's morals and 
ethics. It is time to start thinking of our own 
and how we want to be perceived. We would all have 
a lot more fun if we let go of all this 
reproachfulness and were happy for each other 
again.            

What do you think?

Just A Cel Collector