Well the good news about 2012, if we do end up proving the Mayan calendar wrong, is that we can look forward to a lot of deals as competitors arise and an over surplus of inventory.  Here are 7 items that will be available for awesome prices in the coming year.  Scope out this list our friends at yahoo.com put together to make your 2012 even more enjoyable!

7.  Homes-”Housing is an area that will continue to favor buyers in 2012,” says Jim Sloan, wealth manager and author of The Financially Informed Woman. Thanks to historically low interest rates and a depressed market, Sloan says it will be “much cheaper than normal to purchase a home.” And according to Andrew Schrage, consumer expert at the personal finance blog Money Crashers Personal Finance, rampant foreclosures mean that banks will be willing “to let go of properties for less than market value.” This trend is solid across the board: “Whether the house costs $50,000 or $3 million, the buyer is in control,” says Sloan.