Is that how much they are selling for in the States? I got mine complete in uk for £75. still, as you say, i would have expected better from a stainless handle from a company like EJ. (Plus when you look into the handle, it's 1/2 hollow,[to achieve the design weight I guess]).
One vendor sells them for that much, but if you buy directly from English Shaving Company and don't let the site do currency conversions, they'll be around $80 plus maybe $4 for shipping because we don't pay VAT. If you let the site do the currency conversion they come up with $119 today. Smarter for US buyers to place the order in GB pounds and let the credit card company or PayPal handle the conversion.