Yeah, 3000 ES for Venom is a head scratcher. It's a GREAT looking piece but I still can't believe there are more than a thousand extra Venom statues than there are Spidey statues. That's very surprising to me given Spidey's popularity. I know a lot of peeps want Carnage next to complete the trio. However, I'm really hoping Green Goblin is the next Spidey villain Sosa is working on.
I think that after seeing the popularity of Koto's version of Spidey, Koto wanted to see if they can sell more pieces of the Venom statue to increase their profits. I don't see anything wrong with this because Koto is a business and if they don't make a decent profit, they'll stop producing great statues.
The upside for those who already own the Spidey statue is that this could drive up the value because those who will own Venom will most probably look for the Spidey statue as a companion piece. Spidey looks great and I can't wait to receive Venom to go with him.