I've been curious, but I didn't want to bother 
him. I'm sure he's overwhelmed as it is. Plus, I 
like to keep my correspondence as simple as 
possible, since I think he uses a translation 
program to read and send messages in English. 
Besides cels, I also collect Takara Jenny dolls, 
and there's always some fabulous dolls on Yahoo! 
Japan.

In keeping with the thread, so far I've had 
nothing but pleasant dealings with him.  
Basically, I write something to this effect: "Hi, 
Sato. I am interested in this cel: (Here I give 
the URL).  Could you please bid for me? My 
maximum bid is "x" amount." Seems to work pretty 
well.

Good luck to everyone!

--melissann