Hi all,

I'm pretty high on cold medicine so please excuse 
any weirdness on my part (*cough* *sneeze*)

I think part of the problem people are having 
with middlemen like this is that they are 
unnecessary to the process. That is, if I'm 
getting cels from a dealer, I wouldn't have had a 
chance to get them beforehand. I, like many 
others, don't mind giving them my business and my 
profit. I WANT them to profit so they keep 
bringing me cels ^_^

On the other hand cels on yahoo Japan and dealer 
sites are available to most people. I mean, if 
you really want something on yahoo Japan, you can 
find a way. If you buy from somebody who gets to 
the update quicker or who cleans out yahoo Japan, 
etc, then you are paying for the fact that you 
weren't quick enough or aware of what's out 
there. Hence, resentment because we all like to 
think we have a fair chance at cels and that we 
sometimes rest easier when we know the cel goes 
to a collector and not somebody who wants to 
profit off of us. 

This type of middleman dealer is completely 
different than a regular dealer or even an 
individual collector. Personally, I can live 
without cels that are sold this way so I don't do 
business with them (at least I don't think I do 
^_~). I also think (although it seems to be wrong 
from what I've seen in this thread) that most 
people who do this, can't profit for long. I just 
don't see it happening beyond one or two cels. I 
see many cels of this nature on ebay just sitting 
there and noone's bidding on them.

Anyway, that's all I have to say. To everybody I 
owe an email to (*waving*) I'll be sending some 
out soon!!!

Off to find more cold medicine,

Wendy