There's plenty of fools out there with money that think if it cost a lot, it must be way worth the asking price, and they have to have it.
I remember when the Partagas 150 & 160 came out and they were over a thousand dollars a box. All marketing!!
That was in the 90's and some vendors are still trying to recoup their losses with clever marketing. I bought a couple of boxes several years ago of the 160 Robusto Minor for almost
$300.00, and even at that huge price savings I feel my money could have been better spent elsewhere. Good cigar, but not that good....
https://www.cigar.com/mobile/p/partagas-150-signature-series-cigars/1411791/