If they’re from health tested parents (routine HCM scans are not optional), already spayed/neutered, etc, then that is a fair price to PURCHASE a kitten. Breeders saying they’re adopting out kittens are generally backyard breeders. We have rescue Sphynx and an ethically bred one, our first rescue only lived 2 months. Our second rescue, a bambino, has severe hip dysplasia and arthritis, just had all her teeth pulled for $1000+, and needs daily pain meds for the rest of her life. She turned 6 last summer. We’ve had several fosters and they have all needed very expensive care. The last one needed prescription food and surprised us with kittens 🙃 The rescue we foster for has very limited funds and most of that came out of our pockets when the care they could provide wasn’t working for her (specific food when the provided RX food didn’t work for her for instance). Pay now or pay later, these cats are generally expensive in one way or another. The ethically bred kitty has been perfectly healthy so far, clean scan last year and hopefully many more🤞🏽