With the economy slowing down you are seeing high end stores like Neiman Marcus offering sales that are really putting the hurt on Ebay. Why take a chance on a fake Prada or one that isn't as described when you can get the same item from Saks for a competitive price, get the store to stand by their purchase and great service to top it off? Ebay sellers are going to have to lower their prices even more or sit on a lot of merchandise until the economy picks up again. It's also having a ripple effect from Macys to Kmart, the price gap between the big box guys and Ebay is closing to a point where Ebay is no longer worth the risk. The winners in all this? You, the buyer