First everyone must ask, "How dumb are you?!"

I am so dumb, that I live in Japan, not far from 
Mandarake, and I will still buy a cel that I like 
from America!

  You go where the product is...online/or off. 
International or domestic.

You get it when you can get it, or somebody else 
will.. And sometimes you pay more.. a lot more. 
If you really want it, (Janet says) "that's the 
way love goes!" And that's the name of the game. 
It's give and take. Some cels are cheaper in the 
States than in Japan.. these days. I am sure some 
of you that use eBay to sell, have sold some cels 
to Japan.

Btw, Mandarake is known afterall a "second-hand 
used goods store", but recently they are gettung 
more savy..over the last year or two,, the cels 
anyway and DVD's are at dealer-like prices for 
the most part. And they have gotten on the 
auction "bandwagon". Just for the very reasons 
that you have mentioned. People have been buying 
sells like crazy, and they have noticed that they 
can make a bit more you might say..

So, no need to blame anybody.
It is tough enough these days for everyone.

E