One of the comments previously was that the Brooks was poor value, meaning quality for price. The REI comparison says, I tried a bunch of low-price saddles hoping for high quality at low price, but the quality was always unsatisfactory. After several tries, the total price is at least that of a B17, without achieving its quality. If satisfaction is more related to quality than price, the Brooks is a good solution for satisfaction.

When looking for satisfaction, price may be a lot less important than quality. If you're looking for the best product to stock in your bike shop, value at minimum price with a warranty policy might be the best value system.

There are many value systems at play here. Yours is only one of them.