For "casual" collectors I think it's actually a good thing that these plants are so popular now. When they're in tissue culture and the hype & peak demand are over, the prices go way down. I'm sure supply will exceed demand soon enough, like it did for some of the other Jewel Alocasias in the Netherlands. I got my Alocasia cuprea for €7 and my Dragon Scale for €6. Black Velvet and Silver Dragon were under €15 earlier this year as well.
