Eric Johnson Strat Market Tracker Value?

Much as I like the Eric Johnson Stratocasters, and I do like them especially in Lucerne Aqua, their status as signature guitars makes me very very nervous when parting with cold hard cash! Here however is the anomaly in the current market place. An Eric Johnson Strat retails for upwards of £1800+ which is not too shabby in anyones book. Dealers in the secondhand market are putting them on Ebay and in their stores at around £1100 -£1200. Modern Guitar's market tracker valuation has them at £1220. The issue is this; dealers who lets face it like to buy at 50% of what they sell at, won't be stocking the Eric Johnson for quite some time unless there is a major market correction as the dealer expected price is currently way less than the s/h classified price. There may be a story here in terms of how vintage and second dealers are being squeezed out of the market by internet classifieds and Ebay. Perhaps even more significant is the price rises that Fender seem to be pushing on US made product at the moment. It can't just be a strength of the dollar issue can it? Until next time Fret Kings and Twang Kings! Adios!