Almost a year ago, I emailed a Japanese dealer to 
purchase a Shayla cel (I believe it was the one 
below), listed at 3000 yen.  I sent the email 
less than an hour after the dealer’s update late 
at night.  The reply informed me the cel had been 
sold.  

About 10 days later, the same cel (I examined the 
two images in detail at the time) is listed on 
ebay by parallax.  I stopped watching the auction 
after the bid exceeded $90 and the reserve had 
not been met.

I’m not saying there’s anything inherently wrong 
in doing this, but it surprised me that someone 
of Nick’s standing in this community would pull a 
stunt like that, especially after so many people 
who have done this type of thing have been 
vilified in this forum.  In the end, it has cost 
him several hundred dollars in purchases of cels 
that remain on his site.