True, moving more volume can allow a dealer to 
lower margins and still make the same profit.  But 
we are dealing with a finite supply of product.  
How many Deedlits are out there?  How many OVA 
Ryokos?  If each dealer tried to move more and 
more product at low prices....how long before the 
product runs out?  And how efficiently can they 
even ORDER more product?  They can't call a 
factory and order 100,000 more Gundam Wing model 
kits.  No, it seems like they have to sift through 
cel supplier's stock and pick each nice cel.  
That's a lot of work.

No, I'd definitely have to say that selling 
artwork lends itself to the "move less volume and 
charge higher prices" model.  Finite supply and 
hand-picked stock demands it.

Also, you are correct in that ALL buyers must 
boycott supposedly "high-priced" dealers for any 
change to take affect.  Problem is, prices keep 
rising.  As anime become more popular (and cel 
supplies get thinner) cels are only going to be 
more and more in demand.  I think time is on the 
dealers side.

I don't mean to be a bummer.  I just think that 
waiting too long will burn a collector in this 
hobby.  Get what you can now and see what happens 
in the future.....

JP (who has YET to buy a cel based on it's resale 
value!)   ^_^