Empress killable legitimately

What I find even more amusing is that Empress weapons are selling for $100-$150. o-o
....just the fact that people are willing to pay that...lol

Does seem ridiculous. Weren't the dupe hackers selling fully scrolled and cubed empress weapons for not much more than that a few weeks back? I can't imagine myself paying that much to a hacker for the slight chance that he would follow through on the deal and actually give me the weapon and not just scam me. I believe they all demand prepayment in Nx or paypal (as opposed to trading for stacks of white scrolls or other commodities), so there is no way to avoid setting yourself up to be scammed.