[QUOTE] says... snip> That wasn't the point. It wasn't how much it cost to make, it was whether £200 was a "reasonable" price. Given things like time, resource, design and other costs, plus the need to make a profit on a low order numbers item, £200 is a reasonable figure, assuming the item is of sufficient "quality" - ie is well made and does the job better than anything else on offer. [/QUOTE] It was the point that WC made and he got told he was wrong whereas the reality is he was a bit on the low side but closer than £200. Would you shell out £200 for one of those stands without seeing one or knowing someone who'd either seen one used over an extended period of time or owned one themself? [QUOTE] As an example, look at Baglux harnesses; good design, well made, lots of different harness types for different models (hundreds, IIRC), good customer backup ... ... now look at what you get; it's a couple of square metres of plastic and zips, stitched together in what must be a fairly short time, and yet you're paying circa £60 for the harness, and a similar amount for the bags. But it's a quality item, lasts a long time, has good after-sales backup, etc, so it's "worth" its fairly steep price. [/QUOTE] I'm not denying that people will pay over the top for something that works well and fills the role they want it for. FFS, I've made no secret of the fact that I want an MV and no way is one worth about 3 times more than I'll get for my 10R. [QUOTE] Cost of production is not the whole story.[/QUOTE] It's a fucking big chunk of it because production costs dictate the minimum charge that can be made for an item like that stand.
