Ouch. Maybe I should have been more clear. 

I said I've bought *something* for a price and 
resold it at a higher price.... I never said I 
have bought *cels* and resold at a higher price. 

First of all, the only time I sell my cels is if 
I decide I don't want them any more. If I need 
extra money, there are much better ways to make 
it. Because my site is not very high traffic, I 
put my cels on eBay to reach more people. I have 
*always* started the opening bid at anywhere from 
25-90% *less* than what I originally paid for the 
cel.

Secondly, I would never buy a cel of a character 
or series I'm not interested in -- I have a hard 
enough time deciding which cels to buy that I 
actually *do* want.

Sorry I seem to have upset you so much with my 
comments... please do read more carefully, 
though. I was comparing collecting cels to 
various other types of collecting... I really do 
enjoy this hobby and I'm not in it to make a 
profit.

As for those people who do buy simply to resell, 
I still have a hard time condemning them as 
everyone else seems so readily willing to. You 
should just as soon condemn stock brokers (yes, I 
know it's not a perfect analogy, but the concept 
is the same).

Cheers,

SP