Have Op Shops dried up?

I have been hearing and reading lately that op shops have "dried up" over the last few months. with higher prices and not as much quality around.

Has anyone else noticed this? I feel like Salvos has been really overpriced lately, and I went to Dandenong savers on the weekend and it had a really "picked over" feel compared to usual. I almost always come out of there with heaps of stuff.

Maybe I am just getting pickier? Or maybe i was spoiled by last spring (spring always seems to be the best season for vintage loads of good vintage gear).

A friend of mine suggested it will get better when the uni kids go back to school, I think school holidays have definitely left the op shops looking a bit bare. Or maybe everyone has gotten so poor that they op shop. The op shopping trend is reaching critical mass. There are just too many people picking through the stores and leaving no goodies for me!

Or maybe its just time to look for some different stuff? I have found a few good things the last couple of weeks but nothing like the finds back in the day. Been quite awhile since ive picked up a good camera, too. Though I did find a ps2 with cords for $8 today, so maybe I'm just being a bit of a sook.

I miss the days of finding boxed nintendos and 64s bundled with zelda for $10 and an om2n with a 1.4 zuiko lens for $5!