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Silus Ramblings
Question for posterity! last modified: Thursday, October 09, 2008 (9:11:35 AM) I've been neglecting both the gallery and this blog, because RL has been merciless for the last couple of months :)
But I wanted to leave a question here, for everyone to read (and answer hopefully ^_^), regarding something that I thought of, even before I really started collecting cels. The question is related to what will you do, if and when the time comes to move on from this hobby. Will you sell the cels, keep them, even though not really looking to upgrade the collection, or simply pass them on to someone else you know, that also likes them, for free or with a price attached ? Maybe you have another option, that you wish to share. Feel free to do so :)
I don''t anticipate on ever stopping.
if i ever did stop the superhero pieces and most of my collection would stay with me i might sell them when i needed money but i havve taken breaks before i wouldnt do anything drastic right away
Interesting question, and one that has become pertinent. For all purposes, I have stopped collecting cels and now I have found myself gravitating more towards comic art. As such, I have sold off many pieces (approximately 200) over the last few years to basically pay for bills and or new hobbies. However, I got into cel collecting because of my love of the art these series had, and my liking of their story. Some pieces still have that absolute essence and I would never part with them, at least, as of this blog entry. I think there will always be pieces that really resonate with you, and ones for either nostalgic purposes, rarity or accomplishment you''ll always want to hang onto. The only thing quitting the hobby does is make you more aware of the pieces that do not do this to you, and ultimately you are more easy to part with.
I would say that I''ll probably never stop, but I don''t know that for sure. I''m forever finding new hobbies to spend money on, so there''s always the possibility that cels will fall by the wayside one day. I''ve been at this for quite awhile now, and the only thought that I can muster is that I will probably never sell many of my cels--because I don''t believe I''ll ever stop loving the anime that I''ve chosen to collect. I always figured I would just end up passing my strange art collection on to my children, and let them decide what to do with it. ^_^ Who knows, perhaps by then it will be worth more than it is today.
I''m with Startyde, some pieces will "resonate" with me for ever. (I like that.) But I''ve also sold off some that I didn''t think I would before, to fund my current hobby. Though, I am finding myself still straddling the line between the two hobbies. I have also thought about selling off the cels/sketches that don''t resonate. But ... that would take too much time, and I''m basically very lazy. ~_^
I don''t know if I''ll ever really "move on". I know for a fact that if I see something I love I -will- buy it if possible. However I do foresee sometime in the far future that I will definitely be going through my collection and culling it. I envision it kind of pulling each piece and remember the story behind each one, judging carefully to see how I feel about the cel at that time... If those feelings of attachment endured or not. To see if it goes to the "pass on to other collectors" pile or the "donate to museum if I die pile". Well if it turns out that after very thorough observation my child (if any) will love my collection then it''s all his/hers.
I agree with Startyde and Leah here. I''ve tried, God knows how many times now, to stop with cel collecting, but up till now I haven''t been able to completely detach myself from it. I have even tried to sell off all my cels and even though I had no problems selling off my ''lesser'' cels, when it came to my more priced ones it turned out nearly impossible for me to go through with the sales(surprisingly enough, because I really wanted to quit). I do regret selling some of them now, but they, that’s life. Because of those sales, I was able to buy some luxury things I couldn’t before, and that felt great too. Maybe you could do that too; go through your cel books and imagine yourself selling them. The ones that, as Startyde put it so perfectly, ''resonate'' with you, you simply keep (you''ll know which ones do the moment you see them). The others you could try and sell. I''m not one to sit on things if I have lost interest in them. I''m also not one to shout: "I''ll never sell!" In only a few years a lot can happen. Interests change. If there''s anything I''ve learned in my 37 years, it''s that.
Hmm...I would most likely keep most of my collection, but maybe sell some of my "less-favorite" ones. ^^ (Of course, I get ridiculously attached to certain ones, so I''d never let those go, except under the most extreme circumstances. ^^)
I don''t anticipate stopping at the moment. I''ve taken long breaks in the hope of motivating myself to stop but it hasn''t worked yet. But, if I were to wake up tomorrow and decide I was absolutely done with collecting there are several things I would sell without too much issue and/or give to my friends in the hobby that still collect. But honestly I think a lot of it with stay with me even if I were no longer actively adding. I really love and am attached to the majority of my collection. There are pieces I would be heartbroken to give up.
When I sold one of the series I collected I felt bad. Angry at myself for even starting that collection in the first place when I ultimately parted with them. In a way I felt I had betrayed my cels by giving them up- as if they had a personality/life of their own! When I think about about I''m very attached to my artwork and thrive of the feeling of ''ownership'' over them. As such, I won''t ever sell the prime pieces in my collection; that means holding onto several thousand pieces ;) The only time I might part with the majority of my anime art collection is if I could swap them for a house, something tangible that wouldn''t give me a lot of headaches or take a long time to organise. I don''t want to imagine selling pieces off invididually 00
Well when I move on from cel collecting entirely, I will liquadate the majority by selling them for CASH. By then I''d probably need the money MUCH more than cels. I know for myself it is a question of WHEN and not IF I quit collecting. I''ve quit collecting other things that fascinated me over time like comics and toys. But I''ve stuck with cels for over 18 years now so by the time I have my first child I think I will want to quit b/c my priorities will definitely have shifted and cels will forever become a LUXERY I can no longer afford. Afer all there is no question that my child and/or children definitely are more important than pieces of fading paint on acetate. As for what I''d consider keeping... I only wish to keep a select few from series like Mononoke Hime, Macross TV, Macross DYRL, GunBuster OVA and Maison Ikkoku TV. Everything else IMO can be SOLD if the price is acceptable and definitely not 50% less than what I paid (which IMO is quite reasonable even IF I overpaid). I keep a list of interested parties who''ve contacted me over the years and will consider selling to them first (priority dibs so to speak). Life goes on and beauty is everso fleeting... in time the only thing that matters are the good memories. |
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