What pushed the limit, eh?

When I first started collecting I had a cap of 
$100 too. I dabbled in cel market looking for 
rather inexpensive ($15-30) cels from shows I had 
seen. 

However, as I watched new anime and re-watched 
others, there were certain scenes that stood out 
to me. The first cel I went over my limit for was 
from a scene that was special to me. Because of 
this, I could justify the extra money, and I do 
not regret buying it at all. (See picture below 
if it shows up!)

As I further matured as a collector I think I 
started to look for different things in cels--
opening cels, cels from rare scenes, bank cels, 
etc. These types cost more money, so naturally if 
I wanted to add them to my collection I had to be 
willing to spend more and push the limit for ones 
I really liked. Knowing the market for the shows 
you collect from really helps too, because you 
will have others to compare. 

But, as a number of other collectors have said, 
it's up to your personal taste. Just don't spend 
more than you can afford, and be prepared to sell 
other cels in your collection to make up the 
difference if you do. 

Hope this helps you decide what to do!
-Snake-