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Old 02-07-2013, 12:46 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by ST185RC View Post
Not knocking OP's purchase at all (his money, his taste), but knocking instead on TRD. WTF were they thinking when they priced this thing out? How much R&D and engineering did it take to make that button? That thing is worth $2 tops in material and manufacturing. The capital to make the original button is already in place, just change the colour and lettering and housing slightly and bam, $225?

Kevin O'Leary is probably having an orasm just hearing about a 11150% profit on a $2 part.
I disagree.

you have to consider the big picture, R&D,, test, manufacturing, logistics, TRD royalties, then re-sale markup,...........this is a $50 dollar part.
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