Things only being worth what someone is willing to pay is not an "opinion", it IS reality. I've been in the livestock industry for more than 40 years. Not my first rodeo. Good luck to you.
Things are only "worth" what someone is willing to PAY. IMO, the vast majority of chicken people just want some hens. They don't CARE what breed or color. They care about CHEAP. SO they get the barn yard mixes or cheap chicks from the feed store. So finding a market for something "rare"...