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Originally Posted by warfrat73
How much is Richard Hoover's 45 years of experience worth, or Mike Millard's or Jim Olson's? Mastery and experience deserve to be rewarded and respected... to whatever extent that the market will bear. Through their experience and the reputations they've built for themselves, they've earned the positions that allow them to push the limits of the market. These are people at the very top of their professions.
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I think it's great to recognize and support the craftsmanship of Hoover, Millard, Goodall, and the like–craftsmanship that's been honed over a lifetime.
Still doesn't quite answer my original question: why, for standard models that have been around for many years, have prices soared so dramatically?
Is Hoover's D/PW twice as good as the one he built 15 years ago? If not, then why does it cost twice as much?