When bow manufacturers started "giving" lifetime warrantys on limbs/risers....prices started shooting up. How many archers keep their bows for a lifetime? I guarantee that if all manufacturers limited their warranty to 5 years or less......prices would go down! Funny thing, I've seen dealers figure out ways to replace something broken on 2nd-3rd owner bows.............and use the original warranty, perhaps that has helped increase bow prices as well.