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>It does feel like being ripped off when someone puts ~30 minutes ($20 max) of Western labor into something and then turns around and charges me $800 for the pr
by themaninthedark 3y ago
>It does feel like being ripped off when someone puts ~30 minutes ($20 max) of Western labor into something and then turns around and charges me $800 for the privilege of supporting an American company.
If you are just looking at it as labor then yeah, you are going to feel ripped off.
But it is not just labor, it is labor + overhead:
Office space
Tools required for job
Paperwork associated with the job
- anymouse123456 3y agoSure bud. It's a 40x markup. I'm not in SF. Workshop space here rents for like $1-2/ft. Paperwork isn't hundreds per hour. Yes. I agree, machine tools are outrageously priced, but it's not quite that bad. We've got problems here that need attention.