Orkin, I agree with you. Thanks to the generous patron who buy unique plants, rewarding the efforts of producers - progress and dissemination of new varieties is possible. Sure you can buy a house for a unique tree; just like a small but very sought-after picture, you can buy 5 or 50 houses. Spectacular market laws
However, I often meet situations when governments over-regulate the market. Hence the mention of protectionism (which, of course, can affect prices).
Each variant/plant can be copied very quickly, it causes a drop in price. It is unfavorable for the producer and the government, but very beneficial for customers. Hence, the information that the market quickly reduces such price differences (if governments do not interfere in this).
Of course, this is a loose discussion and I wish Adam a success and a raise of at least USD 500 for his plant and work...