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@james1234
It makes me laugh when people try and price things up and wonder where the extra money goes on building this. Believe it or not, but not everybody does things for free. BLB are a business, they have to make money. If they don't make money, no BLB..
The price of labour ain't cheap.
Most people on this forum wait months for parts to come by at a right price, which is fine. If you want into a shop and give them a list of parts you want, you'll pay full retail.
I've seen with my own eyes a small independent retailer go down because of slanderous posts from internet users who don't have a fucking clue. Before you spurt out, you should realize actually how much a business costs to run. Not every business is a giant online business with warehouses in low cost areas, small amounts of staff who have not learnt there product and spend hours with there customers.