I'm not sure it makes sense to compare prices for something aimed at the average hobbyist with products aimed at professional outfits with big client budgets to blow. Somewhere like here, pricing is certainly an issue - if something is less than $10 and I like the look of it, I'll buy it quickly. If it's $30, it will stay on my wishlist for a long time, possibly forever. I'm sure many others act the same. Some prices I see are completely absurd for this site; a while ago there was one person trying to sell his renders for $75 a go; another had swords at $150 each (yeah right, try the freestuff page); and another guy is still trying to get people to fork out $40 for what is essentially the "blend" mode in the P5/6 material editor.