Last year most of my punts were 100-120ph. This year most of them have been 150ph, and the only time I went below was just disastrous. That's not because I suddenly became richer, but unfortunately that's the state of the market.
Not sure about the strategy of holding off and hoping prices come down. Even if we all go on strike and don't punt for a while to force the prices down, it'll only work if there's really a lot of economic rent on WG's side, i.e. if most of them are charging us more than the minimum they need. If that's not the case, then we risk that WGs don't lower the price, but instead just go home, and/or the new ones no longer find it attractive to come.
Best to just pay no more than you yourself are willing to stomach. For me that will likely mean in 2017 I'll just punt less often.