Again, though, like I said, whether you're shelling out $1K for a doll, or $1K for 5 dolls, you still spent $1K on dolls. To most people outside this hobby, they'd find that equally ridiculous. My point is that we're a community. We share a common interest, and it's a very niche thing to find people who enjoy this hobby. Why soil it with action figure class warfare?
The most I've ever spent on a figure was $600 on the custom Blondie figure that came out last year. I sold my DX 08 and DX 09 to fund it.
I love those figures, but I figured that, even if I did pay double what I originally paid, it'd still be cheaper than what I'd be paying for the custom, had I missed out (which, last time I checked eBay, was about $1,000 over what it originally sold for). On the surface, that might seem ridiculous, but, with all of the licensing nightmares regarding pretty much anything Clint Eastwood, I wanted that character on my shelf, and I figured he was important enough that I'd sacrifice two characters for one.
It all comes down to what makes you happy. Some people strive to have the most screen accurate collectible they can get their hands on, others just want any representation they can find, but both those parties love these characters and these mythos enough that they want a physical representation of them in their homes.