When the price of materials is low enough, like leather, you are paying for the decisions the creator made, use of their time, tools and facilities, and distrib

When the price of materials is low enough, like leather, you are paying for the decisions the creator made, use of their time, tools and facilities, and distribution convenience. As an extreme example, a napkin sketch by Picasso is not valued relative to napkins. If the creator makes a belt just the way I want it, that’s worth a couple hours pay to me.