Okay, I'll admit it, I've always had a hard time 
getting rid of things.  Heck, there are boxes of 
stuff that I've dragged around from house to house 
ever since I was an early teen, without ever 
looking into 'em, just because I know there are 
good memories in there.

Well, cel collecting has finally broken me of THAT 
habit.  *grin*  Because when the choice is between 
not having enough cash for what you hope may be 
listed in the upcoming Chaos update, and, say, 
selling off that Battle of the Planets lunchbox or 
Labyrinth plushie set on eBay, the boxes open once 
again and more random crap from my youth is turned 
into negotiable cash.

I also have the advantage of being one of the 
older folks on the forum, and my hubby and I are 
fairly established in our professions (videogame 
development for him, videogame journalism and 
scripting for me).  So there's usually extra 
income for anime DVDs and the odd cel here and 
there.

And finally, of course, when something truly 
extraordinary pops up, like that self-detonating 
Heero cel that Anime Game listed last month, I can 
usually find one or two cels in my collection that 
don't seem quite as cool as that, and can 
be sold to raise funds.

Your mileage may vary, but this is mine.  ^_^

(The following cel required the sacrifice of two 
Slayers cels, one Bakuretsu Hunters, and a Tenchi. 
 And I have to say it was worth every one.)