Not necessarily an attack on you.  I didn't so 
much as mean that the person who was the top 
bidder was the trendy buyer- hell, you could have 
simply been the devoted fan trying to knock away 
the trend-competition you had to go against for 
the cel.  I'm saying it most likely wouldn't have 
sold for as much a year or so ago, not because 
you didn't think it was worthy enough for you, 
but simply because I don't think there would have 
been as much competition simply because the scope 
of fans was narrower back then.  

Also, I didn't say or imply that CN was a factor 
for everyone.  If it came across like that in my 
post, then it was an honest mistake.  I'm just 
saying it's played a large part in the increase 
in cel cost- as we have seen happen in the past 
when DBZ hit CN, and Tenchi Muyo, etc.

I also completely agree with you on the few 
cels/given shows thing.  Some people prefer 
quantity and others quality.  I prefer quality 
myself, and have a handful of cels from certain 
shows each simply because I wait to spend my 
money on just_the_right_one.

And yes, Feral Inu Yasha cels are rare and few ( 
and tiny!  Just a little spec of an Inu Yasha 
with glowing red eyes ) and have been at the top 
of my own personal wishlist for a long time ( my 
friend in fact sent me the link to that auction 
when it was first getting started and I was 
like, "Yeah right, that baby will go waaaaaaay up 
there" simply because it was such a good 
one.

Also, I think you mistook my post.  It was 
supposed to be a generalization of the rise in 
cel prices in relation to CN, not a personal 
attack on your auction.  I just mentioned it 
because I thought it was a good example of a 
fabulous cel really getting into the heat of 
competition between fans.  Regardless it's 
beautiful and for you to have bid what you have, 
you must have a deep love and respect for the 
item and show and hopefully you will be very 
happy with it.