Yeah, but why take it out on the poor Red Max, Jonathan?
That, my friends, is one of my favorites and was when I built one when they first came out in the Citation Series. Loved it then; love it now.
Not many 3-finned rockets will you find with as much 'personality' as the Red Max!
The market for these certain rockets to which you refer is what it is. Be happy for the soul who sold it; if you had been the one who did, I KNOW you'd be dancin' in the streets!
I agree it's a little nutty to pay that kind of cash for a Farside X, but it might have been the guy's favorite rocket when he was a kid...or he's completing ownership of all the rockets in his favorite catalogue...or his 25 yo girlfriend is trying to make him happy...
It is a seller's market now for these. Dont buy 'em if you ain't got the $$$$!

Allen