I dont think the price was that high.  From what 
I understand, either of the brothers in their 
youkai forms is a real rarity, and highly sought 
after.  I can wave bye bye to any hopes of 
owning a youkai Sesshoumaru :\.  I have heard 
that collectors are willing to pay MEGA cash for 
them, and when I say mega...I mean it makes that 
1k for that YJ cel seem downright piddly.  -sigh-
 At least we have Gwen here to make lovely 
fancels for us ne?  I have paid up to 1800$ for 
a cel....and I dont regret it one bit. But, with 
the new year here...I cant say Im going to be 
rushing out to drop another 2k on an Inu cel.  I 
like the show a lot...but dang that's high...  I 
think for that kind of money, a huge fan 
deserves the rare cels more than me ^^;;