There are other pretty good textures out there for a lot less. See http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1617661 for an example of the GW5 texture.

I appreciate the elite textures are at a much higher resolution than previous textures and that perhaps a lot more work has gone into them to justify the expense. I would have thought though that most 'pros' and certainly studios would create their own high end textures straight from stock photography, giving them a lot more control over the end product.

I have yet to see any render yet that makes me want to rush out and buy them though.