How about this one (never really had this dream,
but wouldn't it be the worst nightmare for a
cel collector, other than that fear that you come
home and find your house burned down?)...

Wandering a dealer's shop, I stumbled over an
unmarked box next to the table.  There was a 
fine layer of dust that dusted my clothing in
a complaint of being distubed as I opened the lid,
and I squinted in the dim lighting to make out
the box's contents.

"Oh my god!" I gasped as I recognized the 
beautiful piece of art on the top of the stack.
"I've been looking for this for so long...!"

Hands shaking, I lifted the coveted cel from the
box and tenderly placed it on the floor next to
me.  I could hardly catch my breath as I carefully
lifted piece-after-piece from the box, pausing
only to stare open-mouthed at pieces that had
been on my wishlist for so long.  And the prices
on the cel bags were ridiculasly fantastic!
2500 yen... 1500 yen... each treasure that I
found only caused my eyes to open wider in
wonder as my search of many years finally came
to a happy end.

I carefully gathered together the pieces I wanted
and made my way to the cashier.  I was the only
one in the store, and I was only a few moments
away from paying and walking out with many 
exciting additions to my cel collection.  The
cashier quickly added up the prices and gave
me my total, such a complete and total bargain
in my mind, that I happily withdrew my wallet 
and...

ALL OF MY MONEY WAS GONE!  NO CREDIT CARDS!
NO CASH!  NOT EVEN A SUBWAY TOKEN!

(This is the point in the story where any
collector can see the dreams dashed and everyone
screams...)

]:}

Lady Z