When I saw your header, I knew I had to have one.
I was disappointed when I learned the price. My first thought was "it's just tube... I can build that". But the more I looked at it, the quality of construction, etc etc, I realized that I can't build it for the same price. It'd cost me as much or more to build it that nice. I could build a cheaper version, sure. But it's yours I want. So it just changes the budget and time-frame. Not once did it occur to me that you might be "ripping me off".
Another such item with a different outcome: the Guy Morenhout Abarth hood. It's just what I want. But by the time I buy his expensive item, and then ship it across the pond.... it's very pricey. So that one I looked at it and said: "I CAN build that for less, and I CAN build it as good". So that'sn the choice I made on that one. Once again: it never crossed my mind that GMR was trying to "Rip Me off".
I agree: there will likely never be a consensus of opinion on this, unless it's between people who are all as smart as we are.
