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Hello everyone at anime-beta :D

I'm new here, and I only just started to collect cels in November of last year. I've always loved watching anime but it never occurred to me that people could buy cels/sketches from anime. Disney yes, I see it all the time in stores, but never anime. It was actually by accident that I came to know about cels. Back in Nov 2009, Christmas was approaching, I offered to buy a gift for my sister. So she started browsing Hana yori dango on ebay because she loves the anime and the manga and coincidentally found a cel. She brought it to my attention and told me about it. I didn't know much about cels or the value so I bidded really low...and eventually lost, lol. That was when I realized how competitive and rare cels were. From that point on, I began researching it and imagine my surprise when I found out there was a whole community of people out there dedicated to collecting cels. And I guess you could say the rest was history.

So far I'm really enjoying this hobby. The only downside about it is that I find myself spending all my money...really fast. No really. Really fast! It's a little scary how much money I've spent on my collection so far. When I first started collecting I couldn't even imagine spending more than $40 for a cel/sketch. Can't say the same now, lol.

Right now my collection consists of: Bleach, Naruto, Law of Ueki, Hana Yori Dango, Flame of Recca, Slam Dunk, Get Backers, and Yu-gi-oh. Hopefully I'll be able to add more of my fav anime series in the future ^__^

Took me a while to figure out that this forum was where all the cel collectors were at. I thought it was just a place where people placed their cels for sale :P

So to conclude my very long blog, I would like say hi to all my fellow collectors (as cheesy as that sounds). Hopefully I'll get to know all of you and make many friends along the way.

-Michelle
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Welcome to Anime Beta and collecting!

Yes...the hobby can be very addictive at times especially when you first start out. It's like the combination of

anime hobby + anime cel/sketch collecting = Dangerous 8O
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Who told you that?
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The Three Laws of Robotics:
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2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
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/thx Keropi :) Your exactly right about it being dangerous...dangerously expensive and borderline obsessive if you ask me, lol.
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Welcome to Beta! :)
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/thx syan
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That is a very original thought.
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Welcome to Anime-Beta and to Cel/Sketch Collecting! ^_^ :D

Happy Hunting! 8)
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What are the advantages to being 8 years old?
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Thanks Kata! :^^:
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Hello Michelle!
welcome to the forum (and to the hobby too)! :D

heh, i totally understand when you talk about not even wanting to spend $50 for a cel/sketch when you first start out.
i was the same way… and now tonight i almost spent my entire refund check on a wishlist sketch... but lost … whew. lol

but another wishlist cel just popped up on ebay and hopefully… fingers crossed… im just a half hour away from getting it… wish me luck my friends…

wooooo hooooo!!!!!!

*dives into the deep end*
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And. Where did you lose your … whew ?
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2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
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A newbie! A newbie! Sensei opens the banana closet

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You will eventually learn that adopting cels is cheap, addictive, and time consuming; yet I've not found anything yet, including craft beer, that is so richly enjoyable. You'll also learn what a responsibility taking ownership of a precious, unique, and irreplaceable work of art involves.
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Welcome to the boards!

Ah! your the one who got that Bleach genga! I take back that welcome! Jokes, jokes. :joke Awesome Genga though and a great starting point on your Bleach collection! looking forward to watching it grow!
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I think I smell something wierd.
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