Im with Percy on this one. What one is willing to pay is the worth.
Just watch the Antique Roadshow for examples of how someone could have a Tiffany vase valued at 50,000.00. The vase is not worth shit unless someone actually buys it for that price.
"You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs