Hi, Anon. I changed the subject of this post not 
only to honor Yann's request, but also because I 
think you're leaving quite a few people out of 
the Y!J equation if you just limit this to Celga 
users. 

Not only are there several other deputy services 
that folks use to place their bids, many have 
contacts in Japan or buy from sellers who ship 
internationally and bid directly. Also, when we 
talk about Y!J here, I think we tend to think in 
terms on our little community of English speaking 
collectors as being the competition. I think we 
often forget to consider a very important cel 
collecting group--the Japanese! The Japanese like 
cels too. The Japanese have money to spend too. 
And they can be just as enthusiastic (ahem, 
rabid) about their hobbies as everyone else.

But anyway, getting to your question. I know this 
isn't what you want to hear, but Y!J can get 
pretty ugly when it comes to Cowboy Bebop. The 
series is still very popular in Japan, and with 
the upcoming movie release this summer, interest 
will only increase. So, you're not just competing 
against "us," but Japanese collectors too. I've 
seen "average" shots of Faye go for between 
30,000 yen to 55,000 yen. Recently, a cel of 
shirtless Spike sold for 77,000 yen (if memory 
serves). I can't speak for Kenshin, since I don't 
collect that series, however, I would imagine the 
Y!J climate to be simliar.

I myself will be content when I can find one nice 
Faye cel at a decent price. Then I can go into 
Bebop collecting semi-retirement! 

--rg