Lots of people, specially Chinese. They can spend 1000$ for the real thing because they know it is real.
They go to Europe or US to buy original products, not selfies sticks of course, because if the stick does not work that well is not important. But they buy medicines, they buy iphones, they even buy cars.
If someone believe that something as easy to replicate like a stick should make him extremely rich, then he is going to have to face reality.