The words discount and designer get new heft Thursday when the Super Bowl of sample sales - 7th on Sale - kicked off on eBay. The unprecedented month-long, online auction will offer up more than 6,000 items donated by 300 of the world's top designers at the behest of a team led by Vogue editor Anna Wintour. (The sale benefits AIDS-related charities.)

"It's not like any designer is going to empty out their sock drawer," cracks one insider, referring to the shoddy stuff some companies try to offload elsewhere. "Everything on sale during this event is top-notch."

The main event promises to be women's wear offered by designers as diverse as BCBG and Balenciaga, with such runway hits as Michael Kors' Python trench. Retail price: $26,000. Starting bid: $2,600. Other hot-ticket items include Ralph Lauren's peacock-feather trimmed denims ($1,298; starting bid, $130) and Manolo Blahnik's classic black patent "Campari" pump ($515; starting bid, $51).

To shop 7th on Sale online, which runs through Dec. 7, visit eBay.com/7thonsale.

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