Hi Banjoker,
Mya-Moe ukuleles seem to continue to improve each year. I'd say that they are now worth the asking price. I have a Collings UC1 and a UT2. I ordered the UC1 as soon as I learned that Collings was building ukes. For the last year, I have played it more than any others. At less than $1000 the UC1 is a great value. There are lots of prettier ukes for that price, but pretty is as pretty does. The UT2 is several steps up and I waited over six months for a beautiful flamed Mahogany special order. It was worth the wait. I have played a G String tenor that was a nice uke, and James Hill plays G String ukes, but they want a lot of money for the custom series. Others to check out are LoPrinzi, and if you can afford them Kerry Char or William King. (All three wonderful to work with, and all craft beautiful ukuleles.) Happy hunting.