>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.  

     Mangaya seems to have the same philosophy as you.  

     Is money really the true way to measure how much someone 
really wants a cel?  I could think of several other ways that 
would demonstrate it more.  Have them write an essay...  Ask 
them why they like a cel...  These would be quite strange ways 
to sell cels...

    (What would you do for a Klondike Bar?)

     When it all comes down to it, there really isn't 
any true way to tell who would appreciate a cel the most-- 
trying to get to know your customers true motives and desires 
is a bit impractical.  
     And saying that "If you're willing to pay the most, then you 
must want it the most since you're sacrificing so much money" is 
nothing but an excuse to try to justify asking a high price.  

     Let's say someone is rich...  They have tons of money 
to spend freely.  A few hundred dollars means nothing to them--
and they go around buying stuff up, and when they no longer 
like it, they just throw it away...  Now do you think that 
this type of person wanted the item the most?  (Sorry to use 
such an extreme example, but do you get the point?)  


     Is evil-bay good?  No...  Auctions lead to higher prices 
in the market...  People see auctions, and prices get quoted 
when considering selling other cels, and hence prices rise. 
We all know what the major auctions did for Disney cels, now 
do we want that to happen to anime cels?