Thank you very much.. ^_^ 

uhmm..hmm about collecting, Ive been collecting 
cels for about a year and a half. So Im not a vet 
but Im not a newbie anymore either.
  
   I don't if know the length of time you have 
been a collector actually means anything to the 
amount of "good" cels you have. It depends on the 
series you collect and the type of collector you 
are.

I have attention span problems so I like a little 
bit of everything.
  I have a set cel budget that I can't ever allow 
myself to go over and when Ive spent it, thats 
it. Sometimes I really regret spending it all at 
once when another cel comes along that I love 
more.
  
 I dont save up for "better" cels, I can't plan 
that far in advance, and temptation gets me early 
in the game. 

   but I know of collectors who save all their 
money for that one perfect rare cel and have 
maybe 5 cels total in their entire collection and 
they are all alphabetized and have probably NAMED 
their kids after them for all I know.
 
Thats a very cool thing too. ^_^    

All I can give for advice is 2 small things:

1 If you look hard enough you WILL find it. (it 
will be on hold for someone else)

If you look LONG enough you will find a few more.
(none of them will be exactly what your looking 
for, then youll regret not getting one anyway 
cause those will all be on hold the next time you 
look)

If your lucky, you will finally make really good 
friends with kind hearts who offer you wishlist 
cels for nice trades. ~_~ luck and kindness is 
more important in cel collecting than persistance.
 
and my only other piece of advice:

Never ever cook bacon in the nude.

hope some of this helps ya..

Pale ^_^