It's a conspicuous consumption thing really. These are the same guys that smoke only $35 cigars, drink nothing but top shelf scotch, have a huge collection of vintage Dunhill pipes and drink coffee only made from coffee beans that have been passed through an exotic jungle weasel's rectum. They're all running neck and neck with the Dos Equis guy for the title of World's Most Interesting Man. Practicality means nothing to this crowd it's all in how much money you can afford to spend. If I had that mindset and that much money I didn't know what to do with, I wouldn't think twice about a two or three hundred dollar brush. Fortunately I have neither the mindset nor the money so spending $300 for a brush seems pretty assanine but hey, it's your thing, do what you want to do. I'm not hatin'
My personal shaving brush mantra is and always has been "Badgers!? Badgers!? We don't need no steenking Badgers."