How crazy is this...

Sugarflower · Post by **Sugarflower** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:51 am

Craziness! Look how much this previous YJ auction fancel is being sold for on eBay.

Here is a Sesshoumaru fancel auction that recently sold from the same seller.

Wonder if the winner even realised it's not the real thing.

kittens · Post by **kittens** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:57 am

Yeah I have noticed that .... I just do not get it...... why they are super expensive....

(esp fluffy one....)

wELCOME cONSUMER · Post by **wELCOME cONSUMER** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:01 am

I hope the buyer noticed the terms "fancel" and "replica" in those auctions.

irmgaard · Post by **irmgaard** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:24 am

Hey, this seller is selling a fan cel of one of my Kenshin OP cels.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... PcY_BID_IT
It's obviously from a screencap, as they left off the little flip at the end of the ponytail, as well as nicely centering the image (the original is a little to the side).
http://mamorinuku.rubberslug.com/galler ... mID=139362

Probably of no interest to anyone except myself........

DragonballZSubzero · Post by **DragonballZSubzero** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:18 am

Somehow I think that because the term replica was only used in the title of the auction as far as I could tell, the buyer probably didn't realize it was a fancel. Hopefully however that is not the case because that is one expensive fancel otherwise.

Irmgaard that is pretty interesting that one of your cels is being used as a fancel and being sold, that would make me feel kinda special.

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:20 am

they don't seem to mention the fact that they're fan cels in the actual description - thats a little shifty. Also they are keeping the bidders private so no one can send them emails letting them know their not real.
not to ethical if you ask me.

shellie · Post by **shellie** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:22 am

And didn't we just see those fancels on YJ not too long ago?? I think they sold for a high price on YJ... perhaps the person who bought them decided they didn't want them after all and just wants to get their money back out of them.

(Completely conjecturing here... probably not even close to correct!

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Those sure are purty, and perhaps even as fancels they will be worth every penny to someone. But I do hope they understand what they're getting.

DragonballZSubzero · Post by **DragonballZSubzero** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:37 am

Yeah it was probably only like 2 weeks ago they were on YJ, and I think morgan is right its a little shadey to be selling something that they neglect to put its a replica or fan cel in their descriptions as well. However, at least with the sessy one you only the feedback of that eBay user was private, not the whole name, so you could still contact that member you wanted.

Baakay · Post by **Baakay** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:47 am

Sugarflower wrote:Craziness! Look how much this previous YJ auction fancel is being sold for on eBay.

Yes, I was quite miffed at how ultra-persistent this person was in shooting me down for that. I WANT that shot. But there's a limit, especially when it's a fan cel! Sheesh.

kira · Post by **kira** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:09 pm

irm, your actual kenshin opening cel looks a hella lot better then that fancel of it.

irmgaard · Post by **irmgaard** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:17 am

Kira,

Nelia · Post by **Nelia** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:07 am

That's kind of like the Ah My Goddess fancels that were on YJapan not too long ago that were going for over one hundred bucks a piece. I was really surprised - I promised myself I'd never pay over fifty bucks for a fan cel, only because that money could be used to buy the real thing

One of Belldandy in her swimming suit went for 21,500 Yen - CRAZY! Just for a Fan Cel?

And, wow. I can't believe that Sessho fan cel went for almost five hundred dollars?! There's no way on earth someone would pay that much for a fan cel - I wonder if the person got it and realized it wasn't real? Gosh... That would suck so bad. I know I got some "Studio copy" genga and douga from Bebop a few months ago, in which the auction said "originals mixed with copies". I assumed I'd get at least ONE original.

There went 200 bucks!

kira · Post by **kira** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:42 pm

your welcome, irm.

but it's so true.

king_tonberry · Post by **king_tonberry** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:34 am

nice fan cels, but HELL NO, had to not have seen the fan or replica in the body of the message. either that or they have more money that sense.

cutiebunny · Post by **cutiebunny** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:55 am

In all fairness, the last auction for Fluffy that you posted does contain the phrase "Fan cel" in the title. I would hope that the users bidding on the items realize that they're bidding on a fancel, but, there are a lot of users that do bypass the information part just to oogle(and subsequently bid) on the picture.

Anywho, I think part of the reason why people are buying these items at crazy prices is because they really don't know about cels. They may be convinced that all Inuyasha artwork was CG or they may be convinced that all the primo shots from this anime have been scooped up and will never appear for sale again. Also, you've got to add the fervor that Inuyasha has going for it(at least in the US), and many fans will pay good money for something pretty that sparks their love for the anime, even if it's not a good shot of that particular character. I'm honestly suprised that I haven't seen a box of Kraft Inuyasha Macaroni and Cheese, but...that's not me(Who wouldn't love to munch on Dogboy?).

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