I have asked people before about cels in their 
galleries, and have gotten 'sure' replies to me 
in turn, only to find that some time later they 
have sold to someone else, or traded to someone 
else. Do I care? Not really, because I 
understand. Money, memory, trade offers all can 
intervene. Maybe its just me but I don't take 
offense in this hobby when that sort of thing 
happens. 

Sometimes, as in my first years in this hobby, 
people would write and ask for first shot at a 
cel, then when I wanted to sell, not write back 
or give negative answers (spent their money 
elsewhere, don't like the series anymore, you 
name it). As a result, the only dibs I can 
remember are the ones that I know come from huge 
fans of certain characters that I own *looks at 
four people in particular*. If I ever sold a 
major piece from my collection, and it was one of 
those characters, I remember them first because 
1. they are friends 2. they have had a CONSTANT, 
not fleeting, love of those characters over the 
last few years and 3. they always refer back to 
it (they probably know my memory is truly crap 
and I need the reinforcement). 
I guess this is the moment wher