If I found Michters 25 at the store for retail @1200, I'd buy it. But I would never pay 6k. But it's really tough to answer that question. If you know the secondary market, I could easily justify paying half what they charge. If Pappy15 is normally 1750 on the secondary market, I would happily fork over 800. Normally paying 800 for a 150 bottle of bourbon would seem outrageous. But I buy to drink or trade and not to collect.