Because this is the current market trend,
I've gone over this before but here it is
Costs associated with production
CNC machining of the mod
Prototype materials required/used
Mold cut or casted of the original
Sourcing parts not locally available
Insanely high quality metals used in production
Yes these costs can skyrocket quickly and there is a requirement to reclaim the money spent on it.
Now here is a concept that isn't really in the "Authentic" market until now, which is sell at a reasonable price and this will net the same profit as only selling a few high priced mods (you just won't see it at once in bulk). The other issue is my mods are understood to be an item that I carry around with me. Much like my zippo when I smoked I have them with me all the time so they take the abuse of it. Why would I carry a 200 dollar piece of copper tube and treat it with kitten gloves, the idea of a mod is to be used and sometimes abused when out and around. I won't feel badly about dropping a 30 dollar mod, if something breaks oh well replace it and keep on moving. There is this insane and quite frankly childish war of "Authentic" vs "Clone" but out of the ashes has risen a truth, lower price sells large quantity which means higher profits.
I haven't a clue why there is the need for surgical steel and aircraft grade aluminum parts, or even titanium parts for that matter. No one will notice if the mod manufactures drop the quality of the stainless down to a fairly good quality but not the best available, I won't anyways and I bet 9 out of 10 blind test reviewers will never know either. I'm not saying produce total junk but making something that will last a while if not a lifetime does not require insane high grade materials.
These are my 2 cents on this matter.
I've gone over this before but here it is
Costs associated with production
CNC machining of the mod
Prototype materials required/used
Mold cut or casted of the original
Sourcing parts not locally available
Insanely high quality metals used in production
Yes these costs can skyrocket quickly and there is a requirement to reclaim the money spent on it.
Now here is a concept that isn't really in the "Authentic" market until now, which is sell at a reasonable price and this will net the same profit as only selling a few high priced mods (you just won't see it at once in bulk). The other issue is my mods are understood to be an item that I carry around with me. Much like my zippo when I smoked I have them with me all the time so they take the abuse of it. Why would I carry a 200 dollar piece of copper tube and treat it with kitten gloves, the idea of a mod is to be used and sometimes abused when out and around. I won't feel badly about dropping a 30 dollar mod, if something breaks oh well replace it and keep on moving. There is this insane and quite frankly childish war of "Authentic" vs "Clone" but out of the ashes has risen a truth, lower price sells large quantity which means higher profits.
I haven't a clue why there is the need for surgical steel and aircraft grade aluminum parts, or even titanium parts for that matter. No one will notice if the mod manufactures drop the quality of the stainless down to a fairly good quality but not the best available, I won't anyways and I bet 9 out of 10 blind test reviewers will never know either. I'm not saying produce total junk but making something that will last a while if not a lifetime does not require insane high grade materials.
These are my 2 cents on this matter.
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