Unless you're about to lose your job and house, 
of course ~_~.  Id rather have a place to live 
for another month than get "good cel karma".  All 
the cels I have, the sellers I got them from all 
have dibs on them, aside from a few.  Id always 
offer them back to the seller first for the price 
I paid. Im a _tad_ bitter is all, because some of 
the cels I deemed 'dreamcels' that some people 
have given me 'dibs' on passed me by.  So, Im 
very touchy when it comes to this particular 
subject.  

I remember one instance...I had dibs on a cel.  
But, the girl who had it ran into a major 
crisis.  She got a higher offer for the cel than 
mine, but she still owed me dibs.  She contacted 
me and told me the situation.  I still had dibs 
on the cel, but I passed on it so she could get 
the money she needed. I didnt think ill of her at 
all, in fact Id rather see someone get the cash 
they need to take care of their problems.  I can 
live without the cel.  I have passed on a lot of 
cels I had dibs on for this reason.  This was my 
point.  I didnt mean to sound nasty or 
dishonest.  In the true event I needed to sell 
something that someone had dibs on, but I knew I 
could get more for the cel (and I NEEDED more) Id 
first consult the original person who asked for 
the cel.  Tell them the problem.  See what they 
say.  I wouldnt just outright sell the cel from 
under them, but I would hope they were the kind 
of person that would understand why I need x amt 
of dollars, and that selling the cel to another 
meant I could have that amt of dollars.  It's 
very subjective, and dependant on a lot of 
factors.  Im in no way condoning not keeping a 
promise to someone.  I've always managed to give 
all my dibs people that respect.  There's only 
one time when I didnt....and there were some 
really odd circumstances involved. So far Ive 
only had two offers on two cels in my gallery... 
In all I think I've used the word 'dibs' with 
other collectors maybe three times.  All of which 
were honest ones ~_~