It'll prolly be like the D Halo now, sure, it has a d-tail like pose, but the value will still be in the real thing. x3
Also, the shops usually provide custom graphics as well, and getting that will still keep up the shop price. x3 And, as far as I can tell, the only way to sell profiles will be through CSS, so prices won't go down, but they certainly won't dissapear~ Same with tektek, though I think they'll be happy to put less stress on their server. xDD
And I believe twobit said that the profiles will be interchangeable with CSS~
It's a good thing, though it'll take some getting used to, methinks, It'll attract more people to profile making, and provide a challenge for CSS users to make theirs 'better' than the new system's~ Not to mention, this forum'll be muchmore active. heart