>Dragonball cels cannot (on the average, I know 
>there are some "rare" characters, although I 
>still think they don't compare pricewise to, say, 
>an A-quality Mononoke Hime cel) even BEGIN to 
>compare pricewise.  You can get nice DB cels for 
>under $100.  Therefore, splitting up the dougas 
>from the cels cannot be explained as "trying to 
>make the artwork affordable to less-fortunate
>collectors."  It's just trying to pad the pockets
>with a little more money from each piece of
>animation.

Oh, I agree completely. :P (It's just that I know
nothing about the DB market, so I didn't say 
anything about that specifically.) Well, now I 
know. I was just making the differentiation before
anyone put split-douga sales in the general "evil"
category. ^_^ And I definitely agree that customer 
service and honesty are the foremost elements in
the success of a business :D