Hope Garden Pattern on Ebay Already- breaking news

Well it has been an exciting week for Vera Bradley fans.  They had an award winning float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, in which Hope Garden was debuted for all to see, and the release date for the new Spring patterns for 2009 is very close.  In fact, January 12th is the official date of release of these new patterns, but guess what happened?

Ebay has struck again!    I have discovered a Hope Garden bag available on ebay right now, but this auction will end in a day, so if you are reading this post 2 days after it came out, then you missed it.

How did this person get the purse so early?  Well, according to the seller she won it on a radio station, but the story still sounds fishy to me.. Might just be a jittery Vera Bradley retailer trying to make a quick buck before the official release of the patterns, but either way, it seems the be the real deal, has Vera tags and everything so check it out.