I bid on it . . . .
First, let me say that I am new to the board, but have been reading it for about a month. Seeing VH twice on their last tour got me back into the band and Eddie. But about the purple one on ebay . . . .
No doubt it is a lot of money, and the current bid is well over what used ones should be going for. But if you're a EBMM/EVH model fan like I am, you know that the tops on these have a tendency to be good, better, and great. This one is outstanding . . . enough to justify the price, that's up to you.
I have an amber one that I bought in '95 (I think), and I really like to top in it.