Silus Ramblings

The thrill of the hunt and getting the prey!
last modified: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 (4:32:09 AM)
The title is probably self explanatory, so yeah, I won an auction of something I've been looking for, for a while now. And as usual, with these kinds of items, there's a story to be told, which I intend to share here.
The item in question is a settei set of an anime Mr Umetsu worked on (of course ^_^) and I wanted it, almost ever since I started collecting cels, but nothing had been listed in the auctions. However, two weeks ago, a portion of the settei was listed and I finally had the chance to get it and I did. It turns out it was just a small portion of the settei, coupled with some drawings of the anime itself. It was definitely something I wanted too, but it still wasn't exactly what I was looking for. So I kept searching the auctions, until yesterday, where a mysterious listing appeared, that never came up in any of my previous searches. It was it!! I had to bid on it and it was only 4 hours away for the auction to reach its end. No bids were made, but given the nature of the item, I was expecting someone to snipe a bazillion yen's bid in the last 5 minutes. Fortunately for me, there was indeed a bid, but within my budget limits, which allowed me to snag this precious item. Those damn last 5 minutes took a life time to finish :)
Now, I anxiously wait for it, so that I can see more than just the preview pics of the auction. I'm also hoping that it's complete (or nearly complete) as my Mezzo DSA set.
re: The thrill of the hunt and getting the prey!Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 3:09:56 AM
The Lone Turtle

It''s always nice when you find something after searching (and sometimes fighting) for it. Makes it that extra bit special.
Can''t wait to see it Silus!


re: The thrill of the hunt and getting the prey!Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 7:19:36 AM
Krafty

Nice one! It goes to prove that no matter how slim your chances might be at getting what you want, stick with it and keep looking- it could be just round the corner.