Okay, a friend of mine and I were talking about 
this a couple of days ago.  I know a few others 
who have been in this situation too, so Im 
wondering..whatcha do?

Lets say someone has a cel you want more than 
anything. A real dreamcel.  And, you've recieved 
word via the grapevine (or just a hunch) that the 
person who has this cel just might part with it 
for the right amt of money.  You know it's going 
to be high though.  Lets say you have something
(s) you could sell to make up this cash to offer 
for your dreamcel.  BUT...it's not a sure thing 
your offer will be accepted, and you dont want to 
sell your other beloved cels on just a lark.  
What do you do?  Do you:

a)  Ask the dealer or collector if they'd part 
with the cel for X amt of cash, but, tell them 
you dont have the cash on hand.  That you could 
get the cash very quickly though.  You face the 
risk of making the seller angry with this as they 
make think ill of you, or not trust you are 
serious. But you forgo the risk of selling your 
other cel(s) and not gaining anything from it if 
they say no.

b) Take it all on faith.  Sell your cel(s) and 
have the cash ready in hand, then make the 
offer?  If the person says yes, ooohhh happy 
day!  But if they say no...you've lost other cels 
that you wouldnt have parted with had you known 
you'd get a "no" answer.  

What do you do?  Im uber curious, as I've been 
talking about this subject a lot with various 
collectors and they're stumped as well :) Id love 
to hear what dealers think of this topic, as it's 
quite relevant at this point.  All dealers have 
dreamcels of ours that I know we've all thought 
about offering on.