I went ahead and picked up one this year. He will be perfect for some females that I will have come online in the next 6-8 months.
I agree that there WILL be a price shelf that they settle at. In the next 6 months it may actually become hard to find one if they drop to $1000. Demand will kick in to overdrive at a certain point. Also, females will now go for more than males from here on out, with the possible exception of a female maker male (you really never see those for sale).
Also now is a great time to shop not only the gene, but quality of pattern and depth of color. My boy is nice and reduced, and very bright. And it was nice that I had a few to choose from before picking him.
I think the better trend will be to put them with DARK morphs. The Leopard Banana, and Cinny Banana are just nuts! Also, getting them more in to recessive projects will be huge, and the later you start on that, well the later you are to the party.