Somehow good news: the confirmation of the exclusivity of this first batch of joysticks from Paccus. If you visit their web:
http://www.paccus.com/
you can read just above the price "The first exclusive, numbered series of Hawks/Falcons will be ready for shipping by June 2011". Maybe that is the reason for such pricing policy.
The clouds over the horizon are moving away, by now. Hope they do not have to come back afterwards.
Engadin.
P.S. Some additional info regarding the special features of these exclusive series included in the FAQ section of the Paccus web:
http://www.paccus.com/forcefeedbackjoystickfaq