I feel like I'm banging my head against the wall here
Take the first Medusa. It was $600 and supposed to have an ES of 300 I think. People screamed about the price and he sold whatever he sold. and then it was done and on ebay it started going over $1K and he released the Rattlesnake version and people screamed bloody murder. I think Arahom was still posting himself back then and he said something to the effect of "Guys, I didn't sell anywhere near 300 of the original so I am still under what I said but now with demand I am releasing some more of the ES but I wanted it to be a little different to maintain the exclusivity of those who supported me first and not release the exact same thing" and people still complained "Yeah but I bought on ebay for $1200 on the assumption that no more would be made so you are screwing me".
I have a Barbarian and it was on sale for a very long time and sold only 80. Not 800. 80. So now when any are up for sale on ebay they want $2500. So if he releases a kit (original ES was supposed to be in the 1000 range they were hoping) are they screwing the original guys? I don't think so.
For those who are worried about it the solution seems pretty simple to me. Why don't you sell your statues now while the price is high and either buy a kit and have it painted and pocket the difference or just wait until the kits are in the market and then buy the same statue back on ebay and pocket the difference. You will still have the same statue and have more money in your pocket if your theory of how it works holds true so it is a win-win