...as a flame war, or even the start of one.

The fact is, a lot of inexperienced cel collectors 
may tend to focus on buying cels that they think 
are a good bargain for the money, or they may just 
get caught up in the thrill of a sale.  (In fact, 
I shouldn't say it happens to just those who are 
inexperienced; it happens to everyone at some 
point, right?)  A lot of people got really excited 
about the Taro sale and probably made some 
purchases that they'll get in the mail, look at 
and say, "You know, I did get a good price on this 
but do I really want it that badly?"  It's not 
that that's a reason to flame somebody, it's just 
that it's too easy to get caught up in 
the thrill of the hunt and then change your mind 
later.  I expect that a lot of people will decide 
to sell either their purchases or other cels from 
their collection to help pay for their new 
acquisitions.

Of course, there's the constituent of "dealers" 
that only bought cels to try to get a profit by 
auctioning them off on eBay.  Considering the 
length of time some of those cels have been 
sitting on Taro's site, I think those people are 
likely to be disappointed.

At any rate, I can't wait to see all the "show me" 
threads for people who got something they really 
wanted and were able to afford with the sale!  I 
couldn't get anything, though--the server was down 
when I tried to log on and I had to give up and go 
to work.   

~Anne (who can't afford to buy anything anyway, so 
it's not even an issue) T_T