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E-mail: 		Re: Re: Re: Re: For the Record...Espcially for DBZ collectors (Tue Dec 21 21:18:31 1999 )
aion
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aiongdchld@hotmail.com 
We sometimes put a bit of a double standard out when it
comes to cel collecting and dealing.
If you're a collector, you're not supposed to be a dealer,
because it's a hobby, not a business...etc.
I am cheap.  I admit it, I'm strapped for cash a lot of the
time.  When I sell a cel, I like to make money.  All of us
would.  I have sold one cel so far- I think I made $5.  I
was thrilled.  I don't like to feel I've "wasted" money on
a cel that I just didn't like when I saw it in person.
People should be able to make a profit.  I think that 
collectors get angry though, when that profit margin gets
too big, when someone is asking an unreasonable price for
something they really want.
I saw a cel I wanted very badly at akon this summer.  I still go look at the site where it's for sale... I have made offers I am pretty dang sure are more than fair because I have been looking for and buying cels of this character for a long time.  But they won't sell it for less, and so it's been sitting on the site for a year...
The market is not always so just however.
The dealers I choose to deal with are the ones that try to
be fair.  It's usually not too hard to determine the value
of something- shop around.  You know if someone is trying
to rip you off, so don't support them- you'll just lose 
money.  
But one little corallary- maybe a high price is a result of
having paid too much for a cel.  So don't automatically
assume someone is greedy, but check their track record...



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