The discussion seems to suggest there is very little relationship between cost of production and cost of a DR.

And it also suggests this relationship cost x price was lost recently after a lot of people got more $ than ideas on what to do (and probably more $ than time to spend it - the rich guys seem to work more and more hours, for more and more per hour).

Prices have increased because there are more people with money, than there are people skilled and organized to produce high quality doubles.

If this is correct, and I am not sure it is, it would suggest that one could build a business like Searcy's and have a good living, put all the children trhough University and make a few safaris in life by building very good DR for 6 to 9k. Do you belive that is indeed possible?