Unless they can tell the person isn't serious, or 
unless it's someone they pointedly don't want to 
deal with for some reason, I think it's in their 
best interest to answer. If someone is asking a 
question about a cel that is still available, or 
asking about a deal on a few different cels, then 
there is the potential of said dealer making a 
sale to the person.

Usually if I ask a question about something on a 
site, it's because I can't decide if I want to 
buy it. If I don't get an answer, chances are 
best I'll decide NOT to buy. There are too many 
things I'm *sure* about wanting, to bother with 
something that has some unknown factor about it.

However!! There are some questions with which I 
wouldn't bother a dealer or seller. Those include:

-- Is the background matching?
-- Is there any line fading?
-- Are the layers stuck?

*Sometimes* that last one is a valid question. If 
the top layer of a cel setup has, say, the back 
of someone's head, and you want to know if you 
can move that to see the picture underneath. . . 
(A case where the layers being unstuck might 
effect the value of the cel.) That's one thing. 
But generally, assume multi-layer cels are stuck. 
If there's a picture, you can look and determine 
the line fading yourself. Also with a picture, 
you can look up the background yourself. (The way 
I see it is: If I don't have enough incentive to 
look it up myself, why should the dealer?)

In any case, when I *do* send a non-order message 
to a dealer, I expect to wait a little longer for 
an answer. Maybe they're busy with orders, or 
they need time to get the answer to my question.

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac