I loved seeing everyones cels ^-^ And I'm obliged 
to say that you've all got me beat! ^^; I've only 
been in it for 7 months =D But I am very happy 
with what I've acquired in that amount of time, 
and I still call myself a newbie! ^^; 

My interest started much earlier than the actual 
collecting like some of you have said. I wanted 
to buy from series I liked, but didn't have the 
money to spare & new as soon as I bought one I'd 
have to buy many. But then I decided to buy cels 
from the series that I *love* and haven't been 
able to stop! Again, like some of you have said, 
it was all downhill from there! And now, my first 
cel ^-^