I think Yann has really hit the nail on the head 
here and in the Usagi's House thread above.

When I read Heather's reaction to the discussion
 of the price of the Kenshin cel, I was really 
appaulled. She may be a nice person and an honest 
dealer, but she was entirely out of line to take 
those collectors generalized comments so
 personally. It could have been *any* dealer's
 cel. Has anyone gone back to read the comments 
that were made:


"Cel prices sure have gone up lately..."--Karen


"Too bad, it's way too expensively priced for 
*me*..."--mak

How are these comment's in any way questioning 
Heather's integrity? No where do I see "Boy, 
Usagi's House is really taking us poor cel 
collectors to the cleaners! I hope she sleeps
 well at night with the thought of taking 
advantage of our addictive personalities!"

But, you know something? If they were to say 
those things, as Yann said so eloquently, "So 
what?" This is a free market, where there should 
be a free exchange of goods and ideas.  Are we as 
consumers to keep quiet just because we know that
the seller is a nice person?

One other thought. I chuckle when I hear about 
the "sacrifices" that the cel dealers make to 
bring cels to the locationally challenged masses.
 There is no doubt that without dealers, many of
 us would not be able to pursue this wonderful
hobby. But the bottom line is that they're 
running a *business* and not a charity. No one is 
forcing Usagi's House or any other dealer to go 
Japan and buy cels for resale.  And if the cel
 market is getting really *that* bad in Japan, 
maybe it's time to make a living at something 
else?

Signed,

the unappreciative one