Just throwing this out there. Not that an MP-60 still isn't overpriced at 830 currently. But using prices from 20 years ago can be misleading.In the early 2000 years I paid $338 for an MP-60
How do manufacturers justify these increases without saying " we are Not getting taken advantage of" ?
A lot of the higher costs seem to be companies IMMEDIATELY passing their recently increased overhead on to the consumer, and price increases due to "supply chain issues" that may not even exist anymore - which mysteriously are larger than inflation would predict. Some companies are just trying to see what profit margins they can get away with for as long as possible without explaining it to the consumer in a way that reflects reality. Unfortunately, other companies see prices go up with corresponding profits and seek to mimic that success. It may come across as dismissive to say it's capitalism, but pretending otherwise is silly. The unfortunate part is people have less money than ever.