eBay bidders driving up prices again....

Double edged sword.
Larger base of buyers and sellers.
More potential parts.
Larger cross section of human personalities.

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes neither.

Good value can still be had, if you do your homework and are patient.

...of course this also means that all the buying and selling of these parts is now occuring at an accelerated rate...and the supply is pretty much finite!