I'm not very talkative on this forum either, but 
I felt the need to respond. ^_^

I completely agree with you. A couple of weeks 
ago a found a nice close-up of Lina Inverse, but 
the price was a bit high. But I caved and bought 
it anyway because of how stunning it was. 
However, when I saw the cel in person I realized 
that it really wasn't as great as I thought it 
was and I couldn't believe that I had paid so 
much for it. Now whenever I look at it I 
think, "I paid $$$ for that?!?"

Saddened by my purchase, I went back on the Web 
seeking new cels to fuel my fire (so-to-speak). I 
found another great shot of Lina, again priced a 
bit high, but I bought it anyway. Again, the same 
thing happened: it arrived and was no where near 
as nice as it had seemed when I purchased it. 
Again, I look at it and think "I sold # cels for 
this?!?"

*sigh* So in summary, yes, I have been in that 
situation before. A couple of times now. 
Recently. :( And it's heartbreaking! From now on 
I will only offer/pay big bucks on cels that I 
know are worth it, not just on something that I 
want at the time or because I have money to burn. 
I know we all get anxious in this hobby and 
think "Well if I don't offer $$$ on cel # then 
someone else will get it," but sometimes we just 
should let it be. We've only got ourselves to 
blame for our dissapointment! Not to mention that 
we are driving up the market, too.

Anyway, considering how often I post on this 
forum this should do me for about 3 months. ^_^ 
But hey, I'm always reading the forum so that 
counts, right?