"Lower-priced clothing is like the Noah's Ark of fashion, saving designers from the flood of premature discounts and unemployment contributing to depleted disposable incomes. The next to board will probably be Narciso Rodriguez, who is in talks with eBay to do an eight-piece collection with prices ranging from $75 to $350. Rodriguez says the partnership would bring his work to a wider audience." (NY Mag)

While affordable, diffusion lines have become the norm for fashion designers eBay just seems so much lower than low price. I mean they have auctions that start at $.01 for goodness sakes. Granted eBay sells some legit items and can really be a treasure trove if you know what you're doing but this is the same company that has been sued by numerous fashion companies for offering counterfeit merchandise. Not to mention eBay just has the aura of a neighborhood yard sale or your local flea market. Then again eBay has auctioned off exclusive runway pieces from Proenza Schouler and Diane von Furstenberg has used the online auction site to sell vintage pieces and overstock.