It's about the modern art market, but touches on 
a lot of the same issues as the anime cel market -
- suchas the difference in prices between 
galleries and auctions. Not surprisingly, people 
pay up to 50X more for things in auctions, than 
they would if they bought them in a gallery. This 
has lead to people being blacklisted form 
purchasing things, because of their habit of 
turning around and selling pieces in auctions. 
(Sounds farmilar, doesn't it :) .) 
As one gallery owner says about auction houses:  

". . . (T)he auction house is to sell what's in 
demand, which is changing all of the time." 

I thought this makes sense. Of course prices are 
going to be high for the thing is in demand. The 
only question is whether they will stay there, 
when the market cools. Time will tell.