Byron Jeff wrote:
> Paying $1400, or even $1000,
> doesn't
> make a lot of sense when the parts can be assembled for $150.

Try the real world for a change.  You've clearly never designed a commercial
product and dealt with it all the way into production.

Parts                                      150
Knowing which parts to put where           100
Assembly, test, fallout, and repair         50
Paying back cost of setting up produciton  200
To pay for support when you call after
  having done something stupid             300
To cover liability costs when you do
  something stupid but blame us anyway     100
Cost of capital to get into this business   50
To pay back regulatory compliance and
  testing costs                            100
To make a living                           300
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Total                                   $1,350


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