Can confirm. Small-scale electronics projects (hundreds or thousands of sold boards) are really expensive compared to mass-manufactured stuff sold in the millio

Can confirm. Small-scale electronics projects (hundreds or thousands of sold boards) are really expensive compared to mass-manufactured stuff sold in the millions. Even if you just charge for the raw component prices, it will still be much more expensive than something that sells at a much higher volume. Source: Personal experience from making and selling a few hundred units of self-made retrofit PCBs.