sercastiNobody is forcing you to buy it... why do people buy anything? designer clothes, jewelry, nice cars, fancy watches, expensive artwork, home decor, $1k rugs, $5 hot caffeinated beverages, etc. This is clearly the wrong crowd to preach pragmatism to. It's a site that enables people make unnecessary and often indulgent purchases at prices that are magically made sensible to them all of a sudden - so what did you expect? A beautifully made but totally unecessary $140 headphone stand is one of those things. There was something already very wrong with the world long long ago if that's your view.