and I have found that an award does not really change a
plants value.

Not for clonable plants but for Paphs and Phrags the value definately goes up.
Depending on what the plant is newly awarded plants command a big premium. Some
whites seem to demand an tremendous premium some well over 2k, while others are
usually in the $250-500 range per growth.

In time the cost does come down somewhat unless the plant is a good breeder.

Prior to cloning most other awarded orchids also commanded premiums but with
the advent of the cloning process and production of thousands of identical
plants the prices came down to less than $25 for a mature plant and in some
cases under $10.