On a recent trip to Japan, I had the opportunity 
to purchase the 2 new YUA reproduction cels (one 
w/ the two in yukatas - very nice - and the other 
one w/ the pair in swimsuits).  However the 
swimsuit one has not been put on sale to the 
general public.  What happened was that the store 
I was at offered to sell me their sample copy.  
While these cels are usually limited to 100, this 
sample one has no seriel number.  What I would 
like to know is:  what is the relative value of 
these sort of samples compared to the numbered 
versions.  On of the store employees was telling 
me that these sample copies tend to be worth more 
because there are fewer issued, thus rarer than 
the numbered ones.  I'm guessing that he was 
telling me the truth and not just telling me that 
to get me to buy it because he also said stores 
tend to keep these samples for themselves.  
Anyone have any thoughts?