For those who are interested, there are quite a few damier sophies on e-bay. A couple with a BIN of $600 which is actually reasonable IMO. There is also a Mono for a BIN of $450...
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=louis+vuitton+sophie&category0=
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=louis+vuitton+sophie&category0=