New Data on History Letters - Post 1 Update

I don't think that the $75 for a letter is out of line. I bet that, on an average, it takes well over an hour to do the research, print the letter. Then figure the cost of computer, printer, ink, stationary. Plus, how much space has been dedicated to storage of what must be a lot of files. I think that this is more a labor of love than a for profit business and that S&W fans are lucky to have Roy and the people who help him out. I also think we are lucky that someone who appreciates the value of the information has made the effort to obtain it and setup a method to make it available to those who desire it. Plus, as I understand it an effort is being made to enter the information into a computer data base. Taking printed and worse hand written records and converting them into computer data takes time and those who are doing it deserve compensation for their efforts.
 
I don't think that the $75 for a letter is out of line. ...
Hear, Hear!

I personally don't think $100 would be out of line. To my way of thinking, a letter is appropriate for something particularly rare and / or valuable. If someone wants to letter every run of the mill Model 10 he comes across, fine. He can pay the piper like anybody else. :o
 
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