because with the written word it is so hard to 
convey the actual feelings behind what you are 
saying.  Like when I say "crazy," I mean it in a 
more Martin Lawrence kind of way (anyone remember 
that show?).

Also, I said that I didn't mean it in a mean or 
nasty way, nor did I say that people were 
dropping loads of money for poor quality cels.  I 
am not trying to ruin the moment for anyone.  In 
fact, I thought I was really continuing the 
thread from earlier that has been pushed back to 
page two.  I didn't respond in that thread 
because I hadn't heard back from Leigh and I 
didn't know how much everything was going for.

And although I do realize that you said you 
weren't trying to be catty, it's not like I 
said "Oooh, boyfriend.  I love this cel... buy it 
for me please!"  As much as I love the cels he 
purchased for me, and as much as I would never 
give them up, I would almost rather he had spend 
the money on himself or put it in his savings 
account.  Not that it wasn't a nice surprise 
(especially since they were Christmas gifts that 
I didn't get until Valentine's Day).

And I do realize I have a nice collection, but I 
also know that if I wait long enough, I can find 
a cheaper cel that I will not feel so bad when I 
look at it.  For example, my girl Nuriko cel... 
there was one on ebay that went for several 
hundred dollars and then a few months later one 
from the same sequence (the one I bought) turned 
up on Taro for less than a hundred.

That said, if an open-eyed Tamahome from the 
opening sequence ever showed up anywhere, I would 
probably *want* to pay any amount for it, since 
it is my FY dream cel.  However, after a certain 
price, I would look at the cel as a loss of 
money, and not an acquisition of something I love.

Shmecky