I hate the price hike too Matt and for the time being I'm pretty much done with these unless I hear one's hard to find and I spot it.
About the repaints, I love 'em if they make sense... A white Vader's TIE makes no sense though, since Vader's TIE was light grey in the films, and the toy wasn't even light grey or white. Even the die-cast Vader TIE was a darker grey... So I dunno what the deal is with that one.
I'm down with a green A-Wing, a battledamaged (I wish they did more than just faint silver dabs though) markings, a B-Wing with a lizard on it, shark's teeth ARC fighters, and other "Hasbro havin' fun" paintjobs... White Vader's TIE's though are an easy pass for me. This is a line I want(ed) to enjoy at my leisure though too so passing is an easy thing for me. Right now, not spending anything has been easy due to the price hike, but I do miss them when I see something cool.