very tough to find a searing under 3K. His plain janes go for 4K. You can find the oocasional conversion or sneaky peter for 2500. Tascs, you can find a nice 4 pointer for 2500-3000 or a nice hoppe for 2600-3000 (depending on age, condition, colors and ring work).
Wait list? Searing - forget about it, the list doesn't mean much anyhow. Tascarella I think is 3 years but no need to wait, plenty of good deals to be had out in the secondary market. I have owned both, I put the searing above the Tascarella by a nose. But given all factors, I traded the searing to get my Tasc back. I don't play with it because I am not a fan of steel joint and ivory ferrules, but I pull it out every once in a while because it is fun to hit with.