Your current acquisition rate?

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:18 pm

Since there are fewer quality production artwork posted up for sale these days I was wondering....

How many cels/sketch acquisitions have you had recently?

I'm buying much less than I did in 2006:

May 2007 - 1 auction
Jun 2007 -- 4 auctions
Jul 2007 -- 3 auctions
Aug 2007 - 1 auction
Sep 2007 - 3 auctions
Oct 2007 -- 5 auctions
Nov 2007 - 0 auctions
Dec 2007 - 4 auctions
Jan 2008 -- 4 auctions so far

On the other hand, I saved much money.

sugarcels · Post by **sugarcels** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:42 pm

August 2007 - 16 cels (lot + 2)
September 2007 - 6 cels (lot)
October 2007 - 0
November 2007 - 0
December 2007 - 0
January 2008 - 0

I would definitely say that I'm buying less! When I do find something I want, I either don't have the money, or someone snipes me

However, 2007 looks to have been a big year.

Shampoo · Post by **Shampoo** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:52 pm

2006: er... lost track

somewhere between 30-35
2007: about 25
2008: 2

Im definetely buying less.. but not saving a dime because
I've been steadily increasing the amount spent on
each acquisition LMAO!

:hitting:

I only bought around 25 cels in 2007 but
they were all between 200-1000 a pop
O_O

As for this year, so far I've only bought 2 things

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:11 pm

Shampoo wrote:I only bought around 25 cels in 2007 but
they were all between 200-1000 a pop
O_O

As for this year, so far I've only bought 2 things

Ouch.

Yeah, I'm buying much less than I did a year ago (?40 percent less?). I think the price average for 2007 was higher than 2006, but not so high as to be paying more.

I hope 2008 doesn't become boring. It's harder to get excited about artwork than it used to be.

EternityOfPain · Post by **EternityOfPain** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:23 pm

I bought so many JK sketches in 2007... Biggest year (actually to be percise 2007 was my first full year, 2006 i only collected (started actually) Aug. 30th.).

I'd guess around 70 Cuts + 4-5 cels was bought in 2007.

star-phoenix · Post by **star-phoenix** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:57 pm

I purchased (received or receiving this week) about 3-4 cels in the past 6 months. I have cut down about 1/3 of my original cel collection, and am still trying to cut down another 1/3.

I will not be receiving any new ones for another 8 months though with the recent "purchases".

duotrouble · Post by **duotrouble** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:16 am

Keropi wrote:Since there are fewer quality production artwork posted up for sale these days I was wondering....

Yup! Being a pain tonight!

I disagree with this statement. I seem to find good quality cels and sketches all over the place. The problem is I'm typically letting them go because I simply am not a millionaire

. . . yet!

Since I've been taking a hiatus, my buying has definitely decreased. I haven't bought for myself in 4 months. I haven't bought anything yet this year for myself either although I'm trying. The forces of nature (and freaking PP) are still against me but I feel the winds of time changing.

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:30 am

Like Duo states, I also don't see a dry up of good artwork, but that's because I collect art primarily from the 90's-'05.
In 2007 I bought far too many to count and even in the first 2 weeks of January I've bought 57 cels/sketch cuts.

As you've mentioned before, Keropi, the release of sketches form newer shows is not forthcoming and the latest shows don't have much artwork on paper anyway.
If that's a new trend in the production of anime our hobby will diminish over the next decade and we'll all be buying less animation art.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:30 am

I follow your logic.

Captain Haddock · Post by **Captain Haddock** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:13 am

Typically I'm buying alot less at the mo, but that's principally because I'm a student and have a rather limited income. I've only bought 1 cel this year and before that I hadn't bought anything for about 4-5 months.

Another factor is that as time goes on I'm getting increasingly fussy over what I buy so that even when I do work I'll only buy like 6-7 pieces a year, but make sure they're generally of higher quality then I've tended to go for in the past. Well at least that's the theory!

ReiTheJelly · Post by **ReiTheJelly** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:59 am

I find myself buying more artwork. Even so far this month I've purchased a number of cels and sketches. But I must admit that cels from one of my primary collecting areas have been popping up quite frequently - a lot more than say, two years ago.

But I'm trying to be good and limit myself to things that I truly want.

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:12 pm

Well, I'm glad you guys are still finding stuff you like since I'm not.

I might have to take a refresher course in Japanese character recognition and go back and finish those old PSX/Dreamcast ren'ai games that I never finished a long time ago.

I need something else to keep my mind occupied besides the usual anime viewing. Something...something...hmm.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:13 pm

That was not very original.

Belldandy · Post by **Belldandy** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:30 am

I bought 2 cels and a setti set last year, up from 2 cels the year before =)

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:30 am

How much did 2 cels and a setti set last year up from 2 cels the year cost?

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