Frankly, the way I see it, is either you can live with close or pay the extra $200 or so for custom. I don't have show or custom grips so I can live with close. My guns are functional and I'm good with that. I don't mind having a custom grip and might like to have one, but it bothers me more the grip isn't long enough, or hand filling enough. If you want custom, buy custom, if price is an issue, well you didn't pay for custom so you probably saved a couple of hundred or more.
As they say, you get what you pay for.