ok...going abit off topic... how much are +2 Tomes in the auction house of Argonnessen and Khyber? in Ghallanda it's an average of 2.5 million gold
250k plat is a couple of days in IQ/Vale/Amaranth on a high lvl character. Monks are expensive to start, but are a cash cow at high lvls. Think of it as an investment.