Reply #18: It's okay by me if they want to make more of them. However

[The_Casual_Observer]

as with any collectible item, if the supply far exceeds the demand they tend not to be collectable anymore, and the discounts continue to increase along with the unsold inventory.

It takes forever to make one of those rugs, as it is, even at a high price it seems almost impossible that the weaver is making any sort of living doing it.