Agreed the rate is ridiculous...
And Lassy, I would propose that perhaps the common feathers are dropping in price a bit? I see several red and green feathers up for sale. There's interest, but the sellers that are holding to 2.5k/3k are failing to sell at that price. (ie still for sale)
Interest in feathers does seem to have fallen recently, but I want to mention that one of the feathers up for sale was won in a giveaway. That might be one reason why nobody's biting on that one (since that's seen as a no-no).
I'm sure the feathers will go up in price again soon. And I'll never get one. T_T