The MP has been slowing down for the last 2 months & I don't mean the speed of the site either. Maybe you remember quite a few Merchants left in September & more have been leaving since & it'll be a long time before any new merchants can replace them. An old Merchant with 50+ items in his/her store quits to be replaced by a new Merchant with 1 item in their store. Plus there's only a few innovative Merchants that really stand out at the moment that haven't already left for other stores.