I broke down and bid on the Cricut Expression on ebay today. I couldn't resist, there was 9 minutes left on the auction and it was BNIB at $123.50 so I thought why not. I put in a bid and then watched people bid back and forth and in the last 15 seconds I bid again and managed to get it for $182.50! It only comes with 1 cartridge like the Walmart deal but I can always get the accent essentials later if I decide I want it. I had considered buying one off of ebay without cartridges and I'm glad I didn't, they wanted $220 plus $25 shipping.
Now I have to patiently wait for delivery ;o(