I bought this brush on the St. Sue Auction for $85. I'm happy to have supported the auction, but I have too many brushes and really prefer my natural hair brushes to any of the synthetics I've tried so far. I have also owned Simpsons Trafalgar and Chubby synthetics, and I believe the Duke is the best of the three. Plenty of backbone and super soft tips. $65 shipped CONUS.