^_^

Which one did you get, the one where he is 
looking down, or the one where he is looking 
directly at you? The one where he is looking 
directly at you is pretty incredible ^_^! I also 
like the one where he is looking down (I think 
it's one cel before my Fluffy). I have seen about 
3 other cels from this scene, two in the 
possessions of dealer friends (NFS) and one on 
Yahoo Japan (which was very similar to the 
Sesshoumaru looking directly at you that just 
sold on Taro). The one on Yahoo JP sold for 
41,000 Yen... I had bid 40,000. I was sooooooooo 
pissed that I didn't win at the time -_-#. I am 
not sure if it was a Japanese or foreign fan that 
won that cel.

I must admit I got my first IY cel about 2 years 
ago for about $150.00. They have really 
skyrocketed now, which I find bizarre since the 
TV anime is coming out soon (and, I still keep 
hearing rumors that it's not CG... I dunno for 
sure, god I hope there are cels ^_^!). I guess 
they are going up for the same reason that Lodoss 
OVA skyrocketed, because they are older and 
now "originals" (unlike the TV). Also, it's 
probably due to the fact that cels in Japan were 
about 2000x (yes I am exagerating, but...) more 
expensive this year than they were when I went 
last year. Even at the conventions and events 
they were really expensive. Foreign demand in 
tandem with sites like Ebay and Yahoo have driven 
prices through the roof for dealers and 
collectors.

I remember when I used to pay 2500 Yen (a little 
less than $25.00) for a backgrounded Vegeta from 
Dragonball Z cel. Now, I am paying $250.00 for a 
lower quality cel. 

makes me wonder why I am still collecting -_-#

these totally random thoughts brought to you by 
misa ^_^