I'm sorry folks, but I just cannot understand 
what the uproar is over winning/reselling cels 
from Yahoo! Japan. If you condemn those people, 
you condemn Taro, Yann, Nick, and every other cel 
dealer. I know, you say, "But they're different! 
They are legitimate dealers, not these profiteers
 who swoop down and ruin our hobby!" Does having 
a store front really make a difference? Or 
perhaps because they are collectors too, absolves
 them from your criticism? Whether you like it or
 not, what our favorite dealers do the same as 
the Yahoo! Japan folk--obtain cels from Japan and
 resell them for a profit.


All this complaining about prices really needs to 
be redirected to whose truly to blame: the 
buyers. How can you blame anyone for buying a cel
 for $10 and reselling it for $200 IF THERE IS 
SOMEONE OUT THERE WILLING TO SHELL OUT $200 
DOLLARS FOR IT? Perhaps you argue that these 
buyers are uneducated, that they don't know that
 these cels can be bought for a lot less. Well, 
that's their problem. I know that when I first 
get into a hobby, I literally go out and soak up 
every bit of info that I can.  If they rather 
squander their money rather than their time and
 energy to learn of alternatives, so be it. I 
have no sympathy for them. 

I'm sorry if I sound harsh, but cel collecting 
*is* about money. You buy cels with money. People 
sell cels to make money. Some people will have 
more money than you to buy cels. Most things in 
life are about money.  I work in the financial 
industry to get a paycheck, not because I love 
finance. Does that make me a sad, pathetic, money 
making soul as well?


Just my opinion...

--melissann, who hopes her next post concerns a 
more pleasant topic!