It depends on how much value you place on
something that was "held" by studio personnel.
If you don't at all, then they are basically
just photocopies of artwork. Because a series
may not have any official artbooks and/or
because even copied settei are a little rarer
than mass-produced artbooks, copied settei may
be worth a little bit more than artbooks (but
definitely not in the quality of the material).
If you do value the "studio-held" aspect, then I
would recommend that you try to see if there are
other indications that a storyboard or settei
was used for reference while in the studio, such
as production notes scribbled on and so forth.
You might even find storyboards/settei signed by
someone like an art director, but be very wary
of those (it's usually weird for them to sign
something that they'd more likely toss in the
trash after use).
Don't forget supply always dictate demand in
these cases. So a storyboard packet for a
series may still fetch a greater deal of money
than the settei of another series simply due to
popularity and/or settei for the former series
is too difficult to track down.
A storyboard signed by Miyazaki always trumps a
settei from the same anime title. |