...are you collecting in order to sell them 
again or are you collecting in order to do 
yourself a pleasure? What importance does it 
have whether cels grow rare, lower or higher in 
value, etc., does that really count? Doesn't the 
pure piece of production art with a nice image 
on it count most? When they grow out of interest 
to you, sell them as high as possible and as low 
as required, and if nobody takes them, stop 
wasting money on eBay fees and toss them away. 
Financial loss? So what! 
They are YOURS, don't buy them to sell them. YOU 
decide about what value they have and if you 
think they're losing value, you know where the 
trash can stands. 
I'm getting the feeling that these pieces of 
studio waste are being overstated and that cel 
collectors are some kind of cult... I saw people 
here unwilling to sell certain cels to save the 
life of their pets! By selling those oh-so-
precious cels, lifes could have been saved. But 
the painted plastic was more important. Ummm... 
snap out of it..?

You know, I've stopped. I sold most of my cels 
so I could buy my dream dog. Since then, cels 
are no more than pretty pictures to me. I keep 
my NFS ones for that one and only reason, not 
because of them being rare, valuable, or 
whatsoever. Those I'm too lazy to sell I throw 
away. Many genga, cels and douga have perished. 
My dog has eaten a few.
However, when I come across a nice cel (I 
probably won't as I've deleted all my cel 
bookmarks) I may buy it. But it doesn't matter 
that cels are getting "out of supply". It's a 
nice object, that's why I buy it. What else 
could possibly count? Don't think about how to 
sell it when you're just buying it. One buys in 
order to possess, nothing more. Think about 
selling once you're fed up with that cel.

One guy here on the forum once told me: the 
things I meant to own will end up owning me. 
And they did. Guess what? I've thrown away cels, 
videos, software, hardware, art supply, etc., 
hundreds in value, to make myself free. God, do 
I feel good!

So if you feel that collecting cels is a must 
and not just a fun little hobby, kick them out. 
Don't make painted plastic an important part of 
your life.

I think I missed the point. What I would have 
wanted to say to sum it all up is a feeling that 
can't be put into words, so there, I ramble.