So apparently, one of the big beefs is that the shops we have weren't meant to hold as many items as they do. Doesn't that in a way imply that there weren't meant to be as many items on the site as there currently are?

I was wondering about the extra shops we paid for and is the vault still going to be unlimited as it is now.

I think it's more like, a 16 year old Keith didn't anticipate the site getting to be as big as it has, and the coding just hasn't kept up. The shops probably weren't built with the possibility of having 70k items onsite, in mind. But now that we have 70k items onsite, shops have to be changed to be able to keep up.

Not necessarily. You might want to check out the feedback thread about it HERE. Not sure that this a question with a solid answer as it's more on the speculative side.. This topic is mostly for practical site help questions. :)