Hi gwalmer.  I asked a similar question on this forum a month ago.  Fiddlerman, who should know since he personally is involved with Asian instrument import, said no significant price increase has occurred yet.

I can tell you that I have noticed something odd with eBay regarding the second hand market.  I scan several categories of auctions on a daily basis and, so far, September has been unique.  I had thought that with the start of school that the site should be flooded with instruments.  The month is more than half gone and I have yet to see anything of interest.

Multiple “professional” auctions were posted on the same day for new electric violin packages with shipping and, a few days later, new acoustic cello packages with shipping with buy it now prices much less than the cost of postage.  I think these were a fraud (50 auctions for cellos at $25 is still $1225 when you don’t send anything).