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matherite In reply to Arhysgfx [2012-09-19 15:28:17 +0000 UTC]

From my FAQ Journal Entry:

"Costs include not only the design work but also all of the materials, including paint, lights, special buttons, as well as the time and effort that goes into a controller, which is considerable. I do all this stuff myself, by hand, and that takes a long time. If anyone wants to build me a controller-customizing robot I will happily lower the prices, but until then there's not much I can do."

Remember that you're getting a new controller to start with, and that's forty five or fifty bucks straight out of the box. And it is clearcoated.

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Arhysgfx In reply to matherite [2012-09-30 11:45:42 +0000 UTC]

No offence but the clearcoat looks like it came out of a can, this is around the same price as a promodz or an imagine controller and they're using a spray gun with proper automotive 2k clear.

I can appreciate that a lot of hard work has gone into it, I refurb alloy wheels for a living so I know how much prep work goes into accomplishing something like this, its just that the price and quality of this controller doesn't match up with your competition.

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matherite In reply to Arhysgfx [2012-10-01 01:17:35 +0000 UTC]

No offense taken. I charge what I charge because that's what I feel my time, effort, and supply costs add up to. It's not like I make a living on this stuff, so I'm not really interested in trying to undercut my competition. I just let the customer decide what they want and what they're willing to pay, and if they think my stuff is too expensive that's fine. I'm a college student; believe me, if I had the time and capital to invest in a nicer setup with better equipment I would, but I don't. So I do the best I can with what I have, and some people think it's worth paying what I ask and some don't.

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