Corbin,

"Reasonable price" is a subjective term. In a free capitalistic society driven by supply and demand it has no meaning. What does have meaning is "market price". No one is going to throw money away so you can pay what you think is a reasonable price. You have to face reality on this one, Dude.

Edited to add:

Most people "earn" their Randall. By that I mean they work a longer period of time to come up with market price money, or they wait in queue or they sit on e-bay hitting the refresh button for hours and days at a time to catch a low buy-it-now price, or they do a lot of networking or they go to a lot of flea markets and shows. The only other alternatives are dumb luck or a benefactor.