Maybe this is too Pollyanna of me but I would 
actually respect a person more if they stuck to 
the rules he or she created in the first place. I 
see it as =my= responsibility to let my friends 
know "if you ever want to sell that cel...." and 
I expect them to honor that because they are my 
friends-- friends I talk to all the time and move 
beyond mere internet acquaintances. On the other 
hand, I also won't begrudge them if they want to 
sell a cel for a certain amount and I can't 
afford it -- it's their cel and if they need the 
cash, fine. I'm more likely to know the crisis 
that prompted the quick sale so I'm sympathetic. 
Or if the cel is just worth more than I can pay, 
I'm a friend enough to understand that. I see no 
chance of jeopardizing my friendships over a 
silly thing like cels because I'd like to think 
our relationship is much deeper than that.

But we are talking about dealers here and not the 
collector who is selling some of his or her cels. 
and I'm a little fuzzy about the line between 
"most favored customer" versus "friend." I'm not 
sure they are always the same and I don't think 
either case is necessarily bad.

Wendy

Wendy