Well, I think that the picture is bigger than 
that. It is about business too. Look at the 
demographics. How many cel collectors (in the 
States) are college aged or students in college? 
I would argue that at least 50% or more. And how 
much would a 10% discount really hurt a dealer? I 
wouldn't think too much, since "some" dealers are 
making a great markup on what they sale anyway. 
It would be good PR for the dealer = potentially 
more customers. I think everybody wins. Yes, 
working people with kids and whatnot (myself 
included) would pay regular cost. Think about it, 
anime afterall is originally for mostly a teen 
audience anyway! To me it would only make sense 
to give that "majority inpoverished" group a 
little nudge over. I argue that it would also 
entice a customer to come back (repeat sales) 
which makes only good business sense. 
Again, I think everybody wins. 
 And anime IS an "educational" media art. I teach 
it here in a Japanese high school as an elective 
course. I expose students, yes Japanese students, 
to anime that they have never seen before. 
I "give away" cels sometimes as rewards to good 
anime students to inspire them even more. I think 
that it is postive and a good thing in general. 
Most people have never seen a real cel up close.

Maybe I am thinking too optimistically, but that 
is just me. Also, everyone grown-up, student, 
family rearing, or not has their own set of 
priorities. It could also be argued that "grown 
up" working people with families and such, should 
not be buying anime cels either. If you have 
children to raise, feed, and educate then why 
would a person be spending all of their extra 
money on anime cels? That is just another way to 
look at it. Students on the other are very free 
to concentrate on themselves without too much 
thought of others. And many students that collect 
anime are involved in visual arts of some type 
anyway. I just think the pie is big enough for 
everyone to share, even the little guys ^-^