ah, pardon me ^^;

True, moving more volume can allow a dealer to 
lower margins and still make the same profit.  
But se are dealing with a finite supply of 
product.  How many Deedlits are out there?  How 
many OVA Ryokos?

This is a good point.  I neglected to add that in 
general, the dealers that follow the first model 
tend to have cels that vary quite a bit in 
perceived quality and value.  Whereas the delaers 
that follow the second model usually go for 
the "A" or off-A cels.

It wouldn't make much sense for someone who 
follows the second pricing model to sell an off-
center, 3" image cel of Chichi from Dragon Ball 
for $325, just as someone who follows the first 
pricing model probably wouldn't sell a perfect 
OVA Deedlit for $18.  I realize that these are 
sweeping generalizations, but you get the idea. ^^

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.....

I used to feel that way.  But I realized, if I'm 
not comfortable with a cel's price now, even if I 
could possibly know it'd only cost more a few 
years from now, it's still not worth the price to 
me.  (Of course, I'm talking about cels that 
aren't A1-ENDs or hankens or particularly rare.)  
In general, waiting has paid off, as I've gotten 
cels from the same sequence as a cel that I 
passed on earlier, for a better price.

Obviously, one may very well be waiting forever 
if they hope to get an A OVA Deedlit cel for $10, 
but I'm referring to passing up cels that are 
priced well above "normal" market rates.

zenj