How is it ridiculous? It is supply and demand. More people are producing Pieds, so there is more supply for the level of demand. This happens to all morphs at some point; some sooner than others.
Maybe it's a local thing, but I've seen proven het pied females go for the same price as proven normal females, and just 2 months ago they were 600-700 dollars. That's what is ridiculous to me. Sorry, I should have been more specific in my statement.