>>There is NO added effort involved. It's simply picking up a different color latch and screwing it in. As stated before there is no way in hell that black latches warrant the cost of $12 (3 latches). Maybe they using "fuzzy" math logic.



Who said there was any additional labor involved? Did it ever occur to you that maybe the hinges just cost more money?



Look closely at the construction: the black hinge is a more complex piece of metal to machine than their standard hinges. Look at the attachment mechanism: the black hinges have built-in posts, while the zinc hinges use a separate screw placed through a hole in the hinge. In addition, the more expensive hinge has been painted or anodized or powder-coated or whatever in order to appear black. None of that stuff comes for free, even if you're buying in bulk (and I suspect that The Boaphile probably isn't buying in large enough quantities to get a huge discount).

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