> I don't think these examples are from mature
> folks  that are experiencing a major life
> change.  These  are fickle kids.  Every cel is
> a tragedy or a triumph (and the roles can
> switch from week to  week).  Moderation is
> unknown to these folks.

Maybe the act of collecting is more important than 
the collection... Searching everywhere to find the 
cel you are looking after at the right price is a 
big part of the hobby. Perhaps even more important 
than actualy having the cel...
And it's like that for all kind of collecting, not
just cels. People collect all kind of stuff that 
are often not valuable, not especialy nice to look 
at or have any use. So why are they doing it ? Not 
really for the items they are collecting but 
because they enjoy the ques... err.. search in 
itself.

Cheers,
Yann Stettler