I also think the cost is too high. But I think it's still worth it for newbies. However we all know anyone can learn how to profit with clickbank if you have basic affiliate marketing skills. Clickbank is easy to make money, so it's not a gimmick.
Even though the price seems to be too high it is worth to look at as it has 8 weeks money back guarantee.
As an affiliate, you can market with an AR on your page, too. You can even have a better sales page and AR than the producer himself. Besides, it's 30 minutes to create a box and 7 messages. Why not?
I think the price will be worth the investment especially with the big names they have in CBU who have already made a ton of money on CB.
I was wondering about this myself if it was a one off payment i might consider it but a monthly subscription is somewhat discouraging.