Basically, if I were going to sell something VERY 
nice, I'd sell it here or not at all. When I have 
low-end things to sell, whatever doesn't sell 
here (assuming I even bother to offer it up here) 
just gets dumped on Ebay because I know I can get 
rid of it. Sometimes with lot remainders from 
Yahoo Japan, that's the only way to get rid of 
them. I don't have enough space *anywhere* to 
store things I'm not interested in, besides, who 
knows if something that I think of as junk 
wouldn't be a prize to someone else?

My opinion is that even a couple bucks beats just 
throwing it out. . . And sometimes I get a much 
higher bid than I expect! On Ebay I even managed 
to sell the plain glass I had leftover from 
framing cels (the non-UV protective glass that 
came with the frames I used).

Despite the high junk content, I still watch Ebay 
cel auctions fairly closely. I collect things 
that have a high chance of showing up in those
"unknown", cheap cel lots. . . I always hope for 
Miyu shinma, and the classmates from Nuku Nuku TV 
are often *only* found like that because no one 
knows them. It was an "unknown" cel lot on Ebay 
which produced my only cel of the Pretty Sammi 
villain I liked so much.

But Ebay's cheap, yard-sale style environment 
doesn't stop me from recognizing when a really 
nice cel is listed. So why don't I bid? Usually, 
if I want something really nice, I wait for a 
chance to buy it off some site directly. Lately 
I've been quickly losing the mood to babysit 
auctions and on Ebay, if you can't snipe, you 
usually can't win unless you put in a laughably 
huge overbid.

I'm equally tired of laughably huge overbids.

In a way, I think it's something I predicted 
earlier which is coming true. . . Too many people 
decided to make a killing on Ebay by selling 
everything there. Too many people sold off their 
cels with auction-style "offers". There's only so 
long that any group of people can keep paying 
absolute TOP DOLLAR for everything they buy. I 
think I'm not the only one tired of auctions, or 
personal "pseudo-auctions". If someone wants my 
business, the easiest way to get it is to put a 
nice solid *price* on the item for sale. Just 
tell me what the heck you want for it instead of 
making me guess and/or fight for it.

So even when the cel might be worth bidding on, 
with my recent attitude, whatever it is has to be 
very much MORE impressive for it to feel like 
it's worth the effort. . . Even then, I'll often 
just give up in advance if the auction doesn't 
end at a time I can babysit it.

That at least is why I'm not bidding, and I don't 
think I'm alone in some of these thoughts.

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac