there's been an uptick in the ol' survival mechanism in the psyche of the human collective in the last year or so. it tends to drive a bit of desperation in a lot of ways. people are losing income and/or just fearful of the future seeing as how unstable economics are anymore. costs of many things people rely on have gone up while availability of supply is going down. maybe it's just simple greed, or maybe people are simply trying to just make it anyway they can. still....the prices are ridiculous. i've pretty much blown off craigslist and the like for a little while now. thrift stores, flea markets, and yard sales seem to be the reasonable sources around here.