Cels Forum

This is not a "cheap" hobby. If you want a "cheap" hobby,
go into paperclip collecting. (*tongue in cheek grin*) The
only way to get good deals on cels is to know people and to
be in the right place at the right time. Another thing you
can do is to avoid buying cels on Ebay - pretty much they
are all more expensive than equivalent quality cels from an
online dealer. Also, some dealers are more expensive than
others (dependant on the series you're talking about), so
shopping around a bit can help you pick an online dealer
with prices you like.

As for selling cels from your collection, there are many
private collectors who do just that - sell older cels so
that they have the money to bring in new ones. But if
you're planning to eventually resell something, you have to
make sure it's something other people are interested in
too. A cel that is cheap is cheap for a reason - either
people aren't interested in it, it's a bad shot, or it
doesn't come from a popular series, etc - and you can't
expect to get much money from it.

One thing that I haven't seen that you could try, if you
were so inclined and talented enough, would be to find
damaged cels (which should be fairly cheap) and resell them
after you've restored them. People would probably be
interested in that, especially if you manage to restore
cels of popular characters that are expensive to buy in
perfect condition. But restoration work also takes time,
talent and investment in cel vinyl paints - still
not "cheap", although you might be able to make some money
on it if you're good.

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac