Mike 2 is still $40...with no textures. The most you will pay right now for Mike3 is $60...not too bad considering M3 is much higher quality mesh. If you belong to the Platinum Club, like ronstuff said...only $50 for the whole shebang including hi res textures, both morph sets, and the base figure (m1/2 upgrade) Also, if you don't buy the body morphs, you can still use M3 with all the M2 clothing and textures...plus buy the head morph package for changing the noticeable part...the head... So all and all, considering what you're getting, the increased cost of everything, the M3 deal is pretty good... I will say that I thought the exact same thing when V3 came out, but if you really think about it, its not really too bad a price.

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together.
All things connect......Chief Seattle, 1854