I Had a great experience here on E-bay... I went to a local store to buy a pirate wench outfit.  At the local store they wanted 40 for the dress 30 for the hat 20 for the crinoline and 13 for the fishnets and 60 for the boots ..totalling $163.00.

I searched all over e-bay and INSTEAD OF BUYING FROM THE FIRST match I found at 100 for the set I WAITED AND SIFTED THRU all the sellers to find one selling the set for $65!!!!!!(plus 8.99S/H)  AWESOME>> so look ALL around ebay  and SPEND TIME looking at listings to save a bunch.. don't just grab the first listing.. and don't think local stores give you a better deal....