Legalized monopoly. Exactly mobow.

Ben - I'll never be able to definitively ascertain what cost/profit is "fair" (subjectively) unless I had all the information in my hands (which will never happen). By failing to disclose that information, we can reasonably presume that the manufacturer is afraid that those numbers could be potentially damaging to their reputation - or reflective of profit-taking that many (probably including me)could construe as being"unfair." Which is precisely why they're all avoiding this thread like the plague - hoping that it goes away a.s.a.p.

You'll learn this as you go on in life: Watch what people do. And follow the money.

You can learn a lot from somebody's action (or in-action, as is the case here).

The archery business is a slimy thing. Anyone who's been around it knows that. There are some absolutely ruthless people out there sucking up every available penny, with no regard for the customer whatsoever. I just think it's high time that consumers start to get their act together and quit gettingtaken to the cleanersat every turn in the road.

Phil... Seriously. Stop. You're bringing a Shih Tzu to a dogfight here.