Spare parts prices

Don't you just love it when a kitchen blender needs a new blade, and its $69!!!!

Vitamix 1151 Ice Blade Assembly, Stainless Steel

How about one leg for a Sony 49" TV for $107...AND IT TAKE 2!!!!! WTF!

Sony 4-726-984-11 Stand Base-Left | TVserviceParts.com


kinda makes you wanna just buy a whole new one. On Ebay the set is under $30 new but you gotta wonder how these commercial places stay in business. And what markup they have been jabbing you with before Ebay.
Planned obsolescence. THey price the repair parts so high it doesn't make sense to fix it. Appliances are like that a lot. We went through that a couple weeks ago buying kitchen appliances.