Certainly, the ebay trolls keep an eye on this forum, since it's known to be a barometer of what's hot in the cosmetic world. I've determined that I just won't pay ebay prices for these items. If one of my counters gets the collection, I shall probably pick up the red JC, the red l/s and possibly even the quad. If not, it's my loss since I won't have the products and their loss since they won't have that much more of my money.
I will say that I think Chanel have handled this terribly. If you're going to have a collection with that's so restricted in terms of access, you need to make certain that your staff- on the phones, on line and at your boutiques/ counters- are very well versed in the logistics, so that there is a clear and consistent story available to interested consumers. So Chanel is (probably temporarily) on my s**t list.