this is rediculous!!

stroker, I'm with you! It seems like there is no in between when it comes to price and quality. I know you get what you pay for but, I would think that there would be a good alternative to the high priced stuff out there. Seems like almost everything coming from China/Japan and the such is just pure junk from all the comments I read. I guess If we want lots of low priced parts we should build a chebby or ferd:( I think that's the whole issue, not as much demand so less competition, less suppliers, they get to demand their own prices since there is no other alternative.