There are definitely some people too rich for their own good (or
at least spending too much on cels and sketches for their own good)
out there!  Just out of curiosity, what did the Nadesico cels go
for?  Especially Minato.... I really wanted that cel but I knew I
couldn't compete with some of the collectors there... even so, it
made me feel pretty good.  There are a lot of people out there with
more money than me, but I know that every cel I own was earned through
my own hard work, and most especially devotion to the hobby.

And I think those prices for the sketches are ridiculous!  My prized
Shishio by Watsuki Nobuhiro (which everyone is sick of hearing about)
cost all of $350.... and I thought that was a lot!  ^_^

Anyway I had a great time at Expo, got a cel signed by Takada Akemi,
met some great people and all that... but I was very very humbled...
I won't tell anyone the meager amount I saved up for Expo by working 
70 hours a week.... but I now know that it was nothing compared to what
some people have!  ^_^

A Very Humble Tifa