(*Drac wants to know her new title's benifits*)^_^

About taking the cels off the site: For the most 
part they only update the site during an update - 
and then sometimes they only update the sections 
that they are updating, and not the whole site. 
They can go months between updates. There are a 
few cels on thier site which are in my possession 
as we speak, but which are still on the site and 
are not marked "sold" or even "on hold".

About the "auction": If four or more people want 
the same cel, the auction is Mangaya's attempt to 
get more money for it. Plain and simple, since 
they *do* know who put in the first order for it. 
In a way, I suppose this is a "protection" for 
them against underpricing, but underprices are 
rarely a danger there. (Always IMHO.) The auction 
only appiles for the first five days (unless they 
changed the rules) after an update. After that, 
it's first come first serve. Even if by some 
fluke four people happened to order the same cel 
at once, the cel would still go to the first 
person to order it.

About being contacted: Right after an update is 
when they're fastest with contact. But because of 
the five day limit on the auction, they will not 
contact you before the five days is up. If you're 
ordering from them at a non-update time, I've 
sometimes had to wait weeks for a confirmation 
that what I want was in stock. And they will let 
you know if an item is sold out! So you will hear 
from them. Pestering them by e-mail will not get 
you a reply faster.

Basically, if you want to order from Mangaya, you 
need to be ready to *wait*. Even once you get an 
answer and get the money to them, they're usually 
slow to ship. (But they seem to have gotten 
better than when I first ordered from them.) 
Unlike others here, I would still recommend EMS, 
for the insurance on it. Every time I order from 
Mangaya, basically my thought is: "Please don't 
let this time be the time that something goes 
wrong." 9_9

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac