Listen to Tenzink, she's more than right. Where 
the term "wishlist cel" comes into play, so often 
people expect you to be willing to completely 
break your bank and spend anything you can to get 
one stupid piece of plastic. . . Or you're 
considered to be "not serious". That's a complete 
crock!!

It isn't always about what you *can* spend - it's 
more about what you *want* to spend and what you 
are *comfortable* spending. I have had more than 
a few serious wishlist cels come up for me, and 
they're not part of my collection because while 
it is physically possible for me to withdraw 
$1000+ cash from my bank account and still have 
well more than that much left, I refuse to do it. 
If someone else wants to do that, bully for them, 
but I won't. That does NOT mean that I wasn't 
serious about those cels - only that I have a 
head on my shoulders to know there's better, more 
fulfilling and personally rewarding things to do 
with my hard-earned savings.

So when I see a dream cel and it's that kind of 
grossly expensive, I pass it by - even when it's 
an A1End. I go about my business and hope the 
next one won't be so hideously priced.

I have no Utena, so intead I'll post a *favorite* 
cel that was so cheap it practically made my eyes 
fall out. . . Which conveniently shows how I 
often feel around other collectors (and some 
dealers I could name) when I say things like:
"NO. A person DOES NOT need to be willing to 
spend a fortune to be a serious cel collector."

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac