23109VC wanted opinions and he got them. He probably did have a bias to the decision going in, but so what? He solicited the whole range of opinions, has considered them and has made what he believes to be an informed opinion. If more people had done that on this run-up it would never have gotten as far as it did. It more people do this as it goes down the price structure might not overcorrect.

The key to living with this type of decision is to realize that any decision would involve a compromise of some sort; the trick is to pick the compromise you can live with.