Exactly what Chaded stated. The price of bows has gone through the roof over the past several years. Martin is about the only company I know that has kept their prices at an average Joe's affordable level. The problem is with these higher priced bows is that people still buy them - including me.
But in my opinion, price should be the last thing you look at when buying a bow.More important is how it feels in you hand, how it feels when you draw it and shoot it, and how well you can shoot it. Confidence is a major part of shooting a bow. If you're not confident in making a shot you will force the shot and that can only lead to problems in form, missing or even worse, wounding an animal.