I recently acquired a giant of my own---a Comoy's Extraordinaire 804 that's ten inches long---and is in perfect like-new condition, that retailed for a fifth that amount. Crazy elegant lines, and smooth finished, too, which means "first selection" wood with fewer flaws.
The brand name obsession never ceases to amaze me. (Did you know that women's purses actually get sold for $300K? Not historically significant specimens that belong in a museum, like the one Jackie O. was carrying in Dallas or something, but to women who simply want to be oooh'd and aaaah'd at by their friends).
Maybe we need a "Post Your Massive Pipes" thread - I have two 100+ yr old French swan-necks that makes LC's look like salesman samples. And my Doug Finlay has a bowl the size of a baseball.
Overpriced brand-name pipes don't bother me. I've had a collectibles business for 20+ years and part of that is understanding the market value for anything I buy and sell. If I love a $1,000 pipe and can get it for $700, I might buy it knowing I can always make a few hundred bucks...someday...and 'someday' never comes.