Unreal intake manifold cost

Bought a new (in stock) Victor 340 for $335 shipped (average pricing elsewhere was $390) just last October. Now, four months later the same vendor lists it for $402 shipped and the average pricing is $450) but nobody has one in stock of course. About a 16% price increase. I snagged it as it was too good a price to pass up. I bet some would still complain about paying $335 for an intake.
The price of parts is what it will be. This “greed” and “fair” nonsense is 100% subjective, says more about the watcher, tire kickers, buyers than the sellers.

And then there’s the guy that thinks nothing of dropping $50k on the latest car/truck that off the lot and over time loses value. No problem. But the costs of a hobby? Oh no. Greed....not fair....It’s boo-hoo, sniff-sniff:rolleyes: