How long have you been collecting?

weyrlady · Post by **weyrlady** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:31 pm

Three to four years for me, I think. I bought my first cels from Anime Taro's first half-off sale.

Masako · Post by **Masako** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:41 pm

3 years as of Jan. 20.

My poor parents thought it was just a phase, muahaha...

ReiTheJelly · Post by **ReiTheJelly** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:42 pm

I first seriously started collecting cels in November of 2003. I was purchasing a Christmas present for Weyrlady from Anime Museum's 1/2 Off sale. Because of the shipping costs, I decided to get some stuff for myself as well. I blame this entire addiction on her. If they ever check me into some place like the Betty Ford Clinic for my acetate addiction, I'm totally making her pay the fees! ^_^

Fireye · Post by **Fireye** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:48 pm

And here I thought that I would be held responsible for getting Weyrlady addicted!

*phew* Off the hook again. For me, my first cel was...
*checks his ebay feedback for atiya*
... September 1st 2000. 4 years and nearly four months.

aernath · Post by **aernath** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:32 pm

It's just a little over a year now for me. Summer 2003.
I was searching ebay for 'Tamahome' and ran into a cel.
"What's this?" I asked myself, and the quest just went from there!
After about half a year of buying cels, I finally decided to find out what exactly this Rubberslug thing was, and then a few months after that, looked into this Beta thing, and here I am! And y'all are stuck with me!

Life has not been the same since.

not that that's a BAD thing...

jcaliff · Post by **jcaliff** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:35 pm

I've been collecting since 1996, I think. It's hard to remember. I'm pretty sure the first cels I bought were at A-kon 7.

glorff · Post by **glorff** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:46 pm

I bought my first cel three and a half years ago with the thought of decorating my game room with them (never did) and the rest is a downward spiral. I guess I should be thankful that I did not start back in the seventies when I discovered fansubs

rallihir · Post by **rallihir** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 4:05 pm

I've been collecting for around 3-4 years. I started thinking I could just get one nice cel of each of the Magic Knight Rayearth characters, and it just kept growing.

kira · Post by **kira** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 4:21 pm

started collecting somewhere in the middle of march. so probably 11 or 12 months.

Amsterdam781 · Post by **Amsterdam781** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 4:47 pm

I am just under 6 months so I am still a newbie! I am very proud at how far along I have come in such a short time. My bank account isnt as happy as I am but I would rather see a nice cel or sketch than a green bill anyways ^_^.

Bevhippy · Post by **Bevhippy** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 5:25 pm

I bought my first cel in Nov 02 from Porunga.
I just thought it would be a cool thing to have, I didnt think it would lead to this!!!!!!!!

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:14 pm

Here's my story:

I seen Anime Wink ads for anime cels in comic book magazines back in 1995 or earlier, but I didn't have a way to drive out to where he was located. I didn't know what an anime convention was either so that method was out.

Then on ?December 17, 1996 I got a WebTV unit so I had web access. The first thing I did was get something called "fansubs". From there I was checking out online anime stores which lead me to anime cel stores. Then I looked up "anime cels" and found the Anime Cels Webring (a total of forty two cel gallery and cel seller sites) and Chad Kawakami's page. After about five weeks of hearing "I'm sorry it's sold", I was able to get my first cel April 11, 1997.

But I didn't buy cels on a regular basis until January 6, 1998 so that's the date I give for when I started collecting.

birdie · Post by **birdie** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:15 pm

Bevhippy wrote: I just thought it would be a cool thing to have, I didnt think it would lead to this!!!!!!!!

My sentiments exactly!

I bought my first two cels from Mandarake in Oct '02 and when I look at my ebay feedback the frenzy took hold around Dec '02.

And Beta is a great place!

Kaije · Post by **Kaije** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:52 pm

3-4 years category, unless it counts against me, that I was inactive fo most of 2004. Sep 4, 2001 got a Gundam X cel from Animazing.com. -My first.

jenn-b · Post by **jenn-b** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:55 pm

It will be aroudn 4 and half years for me. Not so long compared to some...but long enough, I'd think! My first purchase was from Museum for some DBZ genga. I remember thinking to myself...."geesh! $20 for some paper sketches...that seems expensive".

If only I'd known what I'd turn into!!! MWAHAHAHA!!!!

Anime-Beta TNG

How long have you been collecting?

As of Jan 1, 2005, how long have you been collecting cels?