Im actually pretty shocked. It looks like roughly a 50% hike in prices across the board. The popularity of those brushes was that they were a leftfield choice, unknown and good value for money. Now they are priced at a premium, and as such no longer in my eyes represent the same value. The vulfix boars are fantastic, and now cheaper. My 1305 is good, but not the best boar i own.
I dont think in todays climate a 50% hike is healthy, and its got to be greed, rather than cost increases that have driven the changes. Especially given the recent interest in boar.