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The direction that the thread on how many cels do you have made me start thinking about this question.

About a third of my cels have a $400 average about a third have a $150 average and the last third has an average of about $40.

These represent the three tiers of my collection and yield an average of around $200.

Pretty scary when you put it together with the other thread

Noooo, please don't make me go there!!

My collection isn't worth nearly what many others are, but just a few weeks ago my husband asked me to put a value on my cels so he could add them to our insurance policy, and I have absolutely NO idea what to tell him. And, frankly, I'm half afraid to figure it out!

I'm simular in my price breakdown to Glorff.

Most I have spent on 1 cel was $1k with around 20 in the $500 - 750 range. I have been lucky with several series not being that expensive so my overall average for each cel runs $225.

Shellie wrote:Noooo, please don't make me go there!!

My collection isn't worth nearly what many others are, but just a few weeks ago my husband asked me to put a value on my cels so he could add them to our insurance policy, and I have absolutely NO idea what to tell him. And, frankly, I'm half afraid to figure it out!

I expect that it's more like "I don't want him to know how much I truly spent "

JWR wrote:I expect that it's more like "I don't want him to know how much I truly spent "

Spoken like a wise married man.

Hard to say...b/c a cels value can either be:

1) Market Value
2) Seller's Value
3) Buyers Value

A lot of my cels cost me over $1k. A lot of my cels are worth over $1k. I would say a good estimate is around $500 a piece on most of my collection. But, that value fluctuates on a daily basis.

To me, most of my cels are priceless !

*stares at Momomi*

Well, according to my Excel Spreadsheet that has the majority of my collection up to 2005 (I need to finish adding my purchases from 2006 & new ones from 2007), the average price per cel in my gallery is about $50.

I'm not sure if I should feel elated because the average price per cel is reasonable or dismayed because I have a lot of cels in my gallery.

I have nooooooooooooooooo idea Frankly I think prob $100 or less...... Some Kenshin cels are expensive but most of my cels are under $100 (this is from what I paid since I am no intension to sell any so I do not care any market price )

I can't even bear to imagine it.

Because it would tell me how many times over I could have replaced the Carpet Formerly Known As Beige. (Which is STILL on the floor, Shellie! I'm such a slacker!)


Ok if pressed I would think the average before about 2003 would be something like $45 and the average afterward... would be blown all out of whack by the fact that I discovered Kenshin.

I am unable to answer the question.

I haven't kept good records for some time. I kept good records from 1997-2002, but in 2003 and early 2004 my recordkeeping became sketchy. By late 2004 I was only writing down what I got, where I got it and what deputy service I used. The prices I paid are in my old e-mails. I could look up prices by comparing dates, but it would take a lot of effort.

As of late 2003 I averaged about $95 per cel. But I think my average is lower NOW because of the numerous cheap Tenkousei cels I've purchased.

Now if somebody later asks "What anime do you have the most cels from?" I could answer that easily since I had to update my title list after trying to figure out how many worthwhile countable "cels" I owned.

My average cost per cel is ~$26

Keep in mind I collect mostly cutesy, cheap-o cels over a long period of time.

i have absolutely no idea what so ever. The most I have ever spent on a cel is $400. But since I have a collection of 37 cels, where my most expensive one is $7-10. I -REALLY- don't know. =S

I would say that the average price I've spent on a cel would range from $400-$600. However, there have been ocassions where I have spent over 1K to acquire some of the cels that I own.

Since I basically divert my overtime earnings to cel collecting, in a way, I'm proud of the hard work I put in to earn these cels. In a few years, it's likely that the quality of art that I collect will be sparce on the secondary market, making what I hold much more valuable than it currently is. Of course, since I have no intention of selling my cels, I suppose I could say that it is already a priceless collection.

Errrmmm...again...I don't think I really want to answer that one!!

I would say the average price of my cels is $50.00. I have a couple that were less and a couple that were more.

hmmm... probably around $175