I was wondering if anyone has found a cheap reliable place to get a wildcard cert from. Most places want somewhere around $400.

That is about as cheap as I have seen them as well. I doubt they will get any cheaper because of what they actually do.

But if they do, I am subscribing just in case :)

Just in case, $299 from this site: http://www.freessl.com/chainedssl/chainedssl_wildcard.html