first, thanks for the compliments! ^_^ I 
appreciate em!

 The way I feel is.. if someone offers me $20,000 
for my mononoke cel..... Its obvious that I've 
got something pretty good.. and why would I want 
to part with it when it means so much to me 
emotionally on top of that?

But then theres the situation mentioned where I 
might REALLY need money.. for something OTHER 
than another cel.. like if one of my family 
members needs desperate help, or someone falls 
ill, etc.. I wouldnt even second think selling 
it! It would be gone in an instant! But if 
someone just comes up out of the blue and offers 
me all this money, I'd have to say no. I'm in no 
dire need for money right now, and even though 
its a lot, I feel the cel wont go down in value 
(considering its rareity, the fact that cels will 
soon be obsolete, and that its the last film 
Miyazaki will do with cels) and I wont be missing 
out on much.. Plus the fact that it would be very 
hard to ever replace something so rare and 
beautiful in my eyes..

Now, if I get offered a lot for a cel I'm not 
emotionally attached to, and I find I can use the 
money for a better cel that I know I can find 
someday, then sure, I'd sell it.. probably even 
if it was my first. (actually my first cels arent 
anything to rave about really. lol. They are just 
about as desirable as a picture of Charlie the 
Tuna's back.. my apologies to anyone looking for 
a cel of this ~_^)

so.. I hope this makes sense and I dont sound 
like an idiot.. $20,000 is a LOT of money and I'm 
sure I could buy an incredible cel (or car hehe) 
with that much....but..would it ever mean as much 
to me as the non-perfect one I fell in love with 
and worked my ass off to pay for? ^_^