ya, the current price is pretty obnoxious. It's currently "selling" for more than the value of an ounce of gold. It's true, they are rare, but at the current price I seriously doubt sellers are seeing a decent amount of buyers.
I just ordered the Tantive IV from the LEGO website. It's 25% off as well as a few others. I can't wait to build it. I also got the free lego holiday set because the order was over $99. Definitely worth it. The star wars sales are listed on the brick bounty blog at brickbounty.com/blog.