Actually, I've even BID FOR friends on cels I 
would have wanted myself because I know how much 
they want them.  Sometimes even if I'm not 
expressly friends with someone, I'll back off if 
I see them bidding on what I know will be an 
adored cel in their collection. (I've even done 
this for people who have barely spoken directly 
to me, but I know how they feel about a certain 
scene or character from reading the posts here.)  
Or at times (on Yahoo Japan), I've felt badly for 
bidding so hard on something when I discover who 
was the bidder behind the ID of the deputy I was 
bidding against.

I usually don't tell people I do this - I just do 
it. Moreover, I find that only rarely do I miss 
the cels I've lost this way since if it was 
something incredibly meaningful to me, I would 
have gone for it anyway. Also - as someone with a 
wide number of shows I collect from - this can 
help me save money. Suddenly, it's as if I have a 
REAL reason to say: "No, I'm going to skip out on 
this one." ^_^  Instead of trying to convince 
myself I really DO want those little green pieces 
of paper more. ^_~

And yes, usually something better comes along. ^_~

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac