The bottom line is that companies can charge whatever they want… Long time ago we did a calculation on the actual cost of a gold nib, came to something like a few dollars. Almost no pen out there costs more than a few dollars to make maybe 30 or $40 at the most, we’re talking mass production to keep the cost per unit down. The markup in this industry is phenomenal almost a factor of 5-10, same as hi-fi stereo industry.
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