What does it matter what Si paid for the bats? He has a pornographic pair of sticks and has shared pictures, what more do you need to enjoy the post?
Having dealt with him on numerous occasions (both kit and non-cricket related) I can back up what Pete said, Simon is a top bloke and wouldn't try to rip anyone off.
I may have joked about wanting to buy the bat, but I can honestly say I'm glad someone I consider a friend got it for (what I assume was) a bargain price, and I know it's in good hands. I'm extremely jealous of the bat, as I am sure everyone else will be, but I'm finding all this "he clearly ripped someone off, tell us the price" nonsense unfair and it's detracting from the thread.