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I AM the second poster (Tue Mar 6 06:32:11 2001 )
Jim

rumerc@yahoo.com

Under no circumstances am I questioning the 
integrity of the seller, nor do I begrudge her 
the price she is asking.  It's her right to ask 
whatever she wants for her property.  To assume, 
however, that a buyer who may or may not have as 
much experience as she is able to discern the 
price [she] feels is fair is foolish.  
     I have been collecting all manner of things 
for over 15 years (art, watches, etc).  In an 
arena such as this, in which the item in question 
has NO known, absolute value, the seller must 
specify what they are willing to accept.  Never 
before, in all my years of collecting, have I 
encountered a market in which pricing is such a 
taboo.  I'm sure that the seller has a price she 
wants for her cels.  Is it too much to ask to 
know (at least in general) what that price is?  I 
think not.  
     Since I know this message is a bit rambling, 
I will make my concluding statements briefly.  In 
no way was I attempting to disparage the seller 
of these cels.  I'm merely stating a point of 
view.  Everything in this world has a price.  
Misa, I'm SURE has a price in mind for these 
cels.  Her price is neither ridiculous nor is it 
insane.  Any price she sets is fair as long as 
someone is willing to pay it.  But the fact 
remains that when she insinuates that someone 
else is foolish for offering a mere $50 for her 
precious cels, it insults the intelligence of 
everyone else here.  Offering $50 for a Rembrandt 
is insulting (because a Rembrandt has an 
established value!), but DBZ cels often sell for 
that (irregardless of character).  If you want 
$350, then ask for it.  If you're not willing to 
at least offer the basest guidance as to what you 
expect from a cel, then don't demean those who 
may see the value of your items differently.  Oh, 
and setting a $9.95 opening price for the cel 
doesn't help your case.  Just think:  "What if 
your cels had sold for ten dollars?"  Thank you 
for listening to my ramblings, no longer 
anonymous.



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