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If it was a cel I absolutely adored, I would be happy to 
see it up on ebay.  Yes, happy, and I'm serious.  Why? 
because chances are even if this person who snagged the cel before me hadn't gotten it first, someone else would have, 
and I would never have a chance to own it.  By putting it 
up on ebay they are giving me a chance to own a cel I would 
otherwise never have been able to.  I mean whats the 
difference between seeing this cel for sale at a price you 
would never pay, and seeing it in the hands of someone who 
would never sell it to you?  I love ebay for the simple 
reason the person who wants an item most gets it.  And 
before someone says it just goes to the person with the 
most money, I'd like to point out, if you're in to 
collecting anime cels you're obviously not -poor- though 
some of us may be financially better off than others.  
While for one person they may be able to buy it from extra 
cash they have on hand, and another would have to sell off 
some cels to do it, it still boils down to if you have to 
have it, you can get it.

A couple months ago there was a Garline cel up on Anime 
Time at an absolutely fantastic price. If the lucky buyer 
were to put it up on ebay I know the bidding would go way 
higher in no time at all.  And you know what, I would be 
–thrilled- to see that cel up there tomorrow.  (Please note 
the buyer (someone on this forum who I think is great) has not done so, this is merely theoretical)

Now here comes the big HOWEVER.. however in this case with 
the opening bid set as high as it is, it looks to me more 
like this person is just looking to sell the cel for 150 
and just using ebay as a way to access more buyers.  But 
you know what, that’s okay with me too.  Did anyone ever consider as opposed to turning a profit, they are merely 
selling the cel at what its worth to them?   I have a 
lovely cel of Rapier from Maze that was absolutely a steal 
at less than fifty bucks.  But does this mean if I ever 
decide to quit collecting Maze(or suddenly need to raise 
money for an unexpected expense) I should sell it at the 
same price?  I don’t think so.  I would have paid three 
times as much for that cel as I did, and there’s no way I’d 
ever let go if it for less than that.  My point in all 
this: a cel is not always necessarily –worth- the same 
amount it was bought for, and that  worth changes from 
individual to individual.  
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