Ok just to clear things up
I too agree that some times buying better end things are worth it in the long run
but my point is, I feel like archery gear is WAY overpriced for what it is!
as I said when you put together a complete packaged higher up the food chain bow
your talking closer to 2 grand if NOT over , once you get it all
bow, arrows broadheads/target tips, release,sights, quiver stabilizer and so on
when you can also buy a higher up the food chain rifle and pay LESS, and the rifle is sure to out live the bow

my point again is, rifles have NOT jumped up that much in prices over the past 30 yrs
a rem 700, for an example was about 500 buycks back in the early 90's and they can still be had for about that price, even top of line STOCK models(NOT custom shop) are at about a grand)
calibers have come and gone and some have gotten faster/flater, but prices haven't gone as wild as archery gear!
so performance in rifles has not been a night and day difference over the past 30 yrs

same as with archery gear IMO

I have owned bows that have shot about 330 rated speeds for the past 35+ yrs
and back then TOP line models ran about 600 bucks
a top line bow today can be closer to 2 grand BARE
I don't see that much GAINS to justify the added costs to them
YES Exotic materials, like the carbon one's cost more due to make up, but there not HUGE in speed dept!
do they have less vibration and hand shock, or smoother draws, SURE< but , I never complained about those things way back when the bows had that??
so to pay 2-3 times more for a bow that is NOT 2-3 times better IMO< isn't the best way to justify the increase in prices

I think the ONLY reason they sell for what they do, is, far too many hunters , buy things based on price tags
they seem to think IF they spend more they get better, and they maybe want to out do there buddy's or, like to be able to say they have the BEST " what ever" its as if its a game of having the gear, more than the gear being WORTH the price!
and makers have figured out archery guys are rather suckers for gizz mo's and will spend $$$< they build it and market it, and suckers will buy it!
just think about what some hunters pay for an oz of deer Pee! LOL

and personally think Crossbow end of things, are even worse in the higher than??? prices for them
and its due to its a growing market market, and there raking in suckers left and right
with SO many of the top X bows running at closer to 1600, than a 1000!!
NUTS just crazy prices IMO!