I just got a quote last week for a piece of 1/2" thick starphire that is 52 x 25, no polishing, $175.
The place is AA Glass in Bloomfield, CT. (860) 243-3440. It happen to be right down the street from where I work!
I think people don't realize that not every glass shop carries or will order starphire or opti-white glass. You can run up quite a phone bill calling every shop in the northeast, haha.
The only good suggestion I have seen here it to try local clubs. We have the CT Area Reef society here in CT, and of course there is the Boston Reef Society...try here for more forums.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...s=&forumid=534