I don't think it's really the markup/price that 
is what's *really* bothering haruna (although I 
can tell that bugs her too). It's the seller 
marking them up multiple times and claiming to be 
losing money on them.

While this breed of lie has nothing to do with 
the actual item, it irritates me to see it 
too. . . and I see it frequently. The sellers who 
claim to be selling something for their cost when 
they're really asking more than they paid. The 
sellers who go on and on about how tough it is to 
part with this long-owned, "cherished" piece of 
their collection when the cel in question was 
bought cheaply the week before and the person is 
only trying to turn it around for a quick 
buck. . . Anyone remember the slew of "car 
accidents" people were getting into a couple 
years back before everyone else started to poke 
fun at it? Every cel sold was sold to fund car 
repairs after an accident. (*smirk*)

To sellers:

COME ON, people. . . !! The rest of us DO pay 
attention to the movements of cels in the series 
that interest us, we also pay attention to other 
collectors' buying/selling habits. We don't miss 
these things. Unless something is true, why 
bother saying it?? Why cheapen yourself?? Seeing
"personal history" lies (to give them a name) 
make me wonder about the truth of rest of the 
details you give that I'm not as sure about. . .

To answer your question, haruna, I wouldn't 
bother saying anything if it were me. The seller 
obviously doesn't give a crock, or they wouldn't 
have lied to begin with. Also, if you do want to 
deal for some of the cels back, the criticism 
would probably not help you -- even though many 
think the same about "personal history" lies.

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac