In the past I did the same...If a friend was 
bidding, I would not.  But has anyone ever felt 
screwed because of that?  What I mean is, did the 
other person really want the cel more?  
What if you saw that cel for sale on thier site 
sometime later without so much as at least an 
opportunity to make an offer to the person that 
for the most part, allowed the red carpet to be 
rolled out to your auction victory?  What if they 
sold it for an unreal markup?  In that case, then 
for 3 reasons you would have felt screwed:
1. you lost the cel to someone that didnt want it 
as much as you in the first place
2. in my case, I wasent even given a chance to 
make an offer (which doesnt apply to everyone, 
but it does to me, and thats why I feel the way I 
do)
3. if you owned it and chose to sell it, then you 
would be loosing out on the chance to "make a 
profit" (this is a bad example because its 
calling the kettle black, but at the same time 
its a valid point, why should they make the 
profit and not you?  if you wanted it bad enough 
you wouldnt sell it anyway(taking us back to the 
the first reason, so this is a hypocritical 
example on my part, but an example none-the-
less...really its the first two that count the 
most, so take this one with a grain of salt).
These might be specific examples, but they have 
the potential to happen to anyone.  Im sure the 
majority of you probably havent had such an 
experience(as you all seem very open to sharing, 
so maybe this just applies to me...am I alone 
here?).  I always said, "cels shouldnt come 
between a friendship" because I had seen it too 
many times before...in turn, I never made a big 
deal about wanting to bid if a friend wanted 
it...it just wasnt worth it to me...loose a 
friend for a piece of acetate?  No way.  So why 
am I dissappointed about something 
materialistic?  Because Im human and it irritates 
me.
Like I said on the other forum, its a dog-eat-dog 
world...if you dont look out for yourself, then 
no-one else will.  Does this sound selfish?  
Well, maybe, but its true and we learn from our 
experiences, and I wont back down anymore if 
there's something I want.  May the person that 
wants it most win (of course I say this with such 
sterness, but that fact is, Im a softy at heart, 
so who really knows what i would do...i guess Im 
just upset from the last time, and I cant assume 
someone else would do the same again).  For those 
of you with friends that wouldnt do that, 
congrats, and keep up the sharing spirit...but 
for someone like me that feels a bit jaded, try 
not to be upset with my view...after all, I was 
once like you.