Speaking strictly  for myself:

jhstissot wrote:how have prices on ebay and other online venues been keeping up.

eBay is really the only game in town.  In general, eBay prices of OOP RPGs have been rising slightly.  Woodies and white boxes seem to have risen more than slightly.  RoleAids folders still sell well.  Dragon and Dungeon magazines prices are increasing.

Amazon and other fixed-price sites are crazy-high, as they have been for years.

I look at the number of pages and they seem to be down to about 119 pages from 151.  just want to get some insights thats all folks

Pages of . . . an eBay search for . . . ?  Or pages of something else?

Items may be listed as IStoleIt lots rather than individual items, which cuts down on the page count.

jhstissot wrote:i kinda meant are people not listing because prices are softening.

Prices seem to be solid enough.

i only bring this up because i want to get a general feel for the market weather or not i can buy stuff off the net affordablly cause i cannot find the suff at yard sales or flea markets in maine.

Yard sales and flea markets in Texas seem to be filled with cheap Chinese-made plastic knick-knacks and counterfeit shoes.  RPGs are few and far-between.

Using eBay with a lot of patience is the simplest and laziest solution.  Visiting used bookstores and the occasional game store is another alternative.  Talking/posting and trading with people here or Dragonsfoot is yet another way to acquire D&D items.

I think the Chinese plastic minis were recalled due to lead concerns.  

I remember when the roleplaying section of eBay was lucky to have 500 items. Even though the vast majority are plastic minis, there are loads more items now that ever. It might have tapered off slightly in the past year or so, but it is still strong.