There are 6 or 7 stores online that advertise very heavily - A Beautiful Bed, Lingerie Shopping, Satin Bedding, Comfort House, Home Visions, Domestic Bin Laurens Linens, etc. I can't follow up on all of them for you, but the ones below seem the most reputable and / or I have heard good things about them from visitors here:
I've also heard from a lot of people asking about offers they have seen on ebay. I have my doubts - even if they are real woven polyester satin, they are probably thin and will not last as long as something you buy from a store with a reputation to protect.
Satinbedding.com - For top-end quality, these are the guys to go to. They have a really wide selection of fabrics for their satin bed linens (sheets, satin comforters, etc). As best I can tell, most of their satin sheets are made of polyester with about 4 quality levels. The "Charmeuse" line is real silk, and they make velvet and faux-fur sheets too. They also have some beautiful satin lingerie, and even sell bolts of satin fabric so you can make matching curtains or drapes. I've traded emails with David from this this company and they seem very honest.
Homevisions- When it comes to inexpensive (cheap) satin sheets, Homevisions seems to be the best bet. I'm normally pretty hesitant to recommend satin sheets under $100 a set, but Homevisions is offering some decent quality satin sheets at cheap prices - at least they're woven polyester and not a knit. The materials used may be a bit thin compared to SatinBedding.com, but they seem to be OK for people just looking for occasional use. They also have satin bedspreads in their catalog and they are made with polyester satin too, so I think they are worth a try.
Linenplace.com - This place is a really nice store with all kinds of linens and bedding. They do not carry satin sheets, but they have a really nice line of real silk sheets. They are quite expensive, but silk is always going to be your most expensive option. They also carry lots of high quality cotton sateen sheets.English Silk Sheets - Based in UK, they can service the UK and Europe. It appears that all their sheets are full silk, not satin - and priced accordingly (one English pound = about 1.5 US dollars). I've received emails from a couple people telling me these people are dependable - a good solution if you live in the UK!
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