Anime-Beta TNG

I only have like 5 cels but I want to keep these in pristine condition. Since airing them out is important I decided to buy a shelving unit where it is open in the front and I can lay each cel by themselves. I put them in a cel bag open on 3-sides with the paint side facing up. I also put some micro...

I have noticed on the "Big Web Auctions" they do specify if items are copies or not. But for "everyday auctions" they leave it very vague. I am sure there are bidders outside of Japan thinking these are real. Also they probably have run into these issues more than once so they re...

Thank you for the write up. I am new to the hobby and recently started looking at Mandarake to buy things. I have looked up past auctions and found the same sailor moon setting sheets being sold like 5 times over a 1-4 year period. I have noticed the number of sheets differ each time. I guess most o...

Are correction compilations on Mandarake copies? I have noticed they auction for $100's of dollars. What stops Mandarake from selling unlimited amounts of these copies? Does anyone know? Like this Madoka one went for $5000 recently: https://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoEn.html?index=63...

Does the misting / leaving it by a open window work for a cel stuck to a background? Got a cel stuck to a non-matching background so I do not care if the background gets destroyed. There are many threads about removing sketches successfully but haven't seen any for backgrounds. The paper is thicker ...

I am new to Cel collecting and the consensus seems to be: Store cels vertically in Itoya portfolios in poly bags (1 side open) and microchamber paper. Do Cels curl when they are stored for a long time? Since they are stored vertically, they are not perfectly straight and somewhat flexible. Should I ...