I think you have drawn an incorrect conclusion. I 
don't have a thing against long-time collectors, 
many are friends of mine. However, the trait I 
pointed out that I don't think is very realistic 
(ie: Wanting to keep cel prices the same now as 
they were years ago) is only possible for someone 
who has collected long enough to see prices rise, 
which of course means newbies could not have been 
in collecting long enough to experience this 
feeling.
My number one beef in all of cel collecting, is 
somewhat connected to that, it's the odd notion 
that cel sales are not affected by real world 
sales principles. I sometimes wonder if it has to 
do with age- I'm nearly 35, and after a certain 
point, you get more realistic, and less idealistic 
about things- you realize how things *are*, not 
how you *wished they'd be*. I think it's absurd to 
jump on an individual because a cel costs $8 more 
than she paid for it- so she slipped up in 
describing an aspect of her sale, big deal. You 
don't see people jumping on perennial favorites 
like Yann, Nick, Taro, etc, etc because they mark 
up their cels when selling, and no one should, 
because making a profit is a good thing, not a bad 
thing, and they are entitled to make money 
selling sells if they wish. Just because an 
individual does not have a dealer website or is 
not a store owner is no reason to thrust them 
under a microscope to be scrutinized to death for 
bumping their prices up a little. Frankly, I 
thought LZ was a bit too kind with her pricing, 
and some people got SUPER deals.
Blair
I am always available at blair@blair-o-rama.com , 
I thought everyone knew it by now, I just don't 
type it because I'm lazy!