A person's schedule should just be as important 
as how much they try, I really do think.  Read 
the other posts (and your own as well) and you'll 
see that certain dealers do "usually" update at 
certain time periods, WHICH are more convenient 
for some people as opposed to others BASED on 
their schedule.  The time zones mentioned in the 
beginning may not be the key factor, but they do 
play a part in determining a person's schedule 
much of the time (or does everyone here work 
graveyard shifts?).

And I already told you that we should eliminate 
those who just check for updates religiously, 
because I already agreed that they'll get good 
cels no matter the time, place, or situation.

But after you take those particular people away, 
I wager that many times there are still a few 
good cels and bargains left in some updates 
(besides, the update hounds tend to be picky 
anyway and won't buy out an entire update just 
because they can, LOL).

So who will be more likely to pick up the 
remaining good cels... someone who's usually 
awake at or near that time or someone who's not?  
I've yet to hear about cases of sleep-typing on 
the computer (although I'm currently practicing 
some self-hypnosis).

I could try as hard as I want, but if there are 
times that are just not practical or realistic 
for me to be on the computer, AND those are the 
times the updates come rolling in... it just 
doesn't matter how hard I try.

As for the 16 hour time difference for Japanese 
dealers, cut out 12 hours (since no one sleeps 
for that long) and I think the argument will 
still apply.  And as for West Coast sellers, I'm 
aware of them as well as everyone else, but when 
Anime Game is making 1 AM-5 AM updates (as has 
been in the case the last 2 months) on the 
Pacific Coast then the argument still holds true 
then.  I really wasn't sure what you were trying 
to go with here, but I don't see your points in 
these cases.

But like I also said before (hope you at least 
took time to read one of my posts further down), 
the argument only applies to certain dealers and 
things may flip-flop again later on.

But if the current trend isn't favorable for 
certain pcollectors (and it's not their fault 
because it's a matter of time rather of effort), 
then who are you or I to say that they don't have 
something legitimate to complain about?