Duh.

Could the state of the Economy have anything to do with this? Collections being sold to raise money. Sellers on ebay accepting lower-than-market-price. Sales down - according to Bill Y at the Chicago seminar - by about 5% in the year 2000.

Let's not blame this ALL on Harbour Lights. Yes, the 9,500 - 10,000 edition size decision was optimistic and made too early. As others have noted, HL learns from their mistakes and listens to collectors. Thus the carefully thought-out edition sizes of the last 2 years.