Can they be worth it?

Last night was cold. The first cold night of autumn and, after we'd returned from a few drinks sitting outside with Alain, Jan made a lovely dinner of beef and ceps to warm us up. There were still ceps in Quissac market yesterday and I noted that the big jobbies that we bought were about 10 euros a kilo but nearby he was selling smaller, younger ones for about 19 euros. There must be something very special about them to be double the price but somehow I doubt it. I might be tempted next week if they have any, but Jan will probably knock some sense into me. We shall see.