No, there is no prejudice.
The fact is that usually the higher quality of any kind will have a higher price.
Note that I said usually not always.
Another fact is that historically The House of Staunton has higher quality products they sell. This is because of the quality control they have had in place for many years.
What I did say, and still say, is that when you pay in the same price range for a set, The House of Staunton will have a higher quality product than Chess Bazaar.
The price dynamics of luxury goods is quite different to that of something like toilet paper and in this forum we have a lot of people who really want to be buying chess pieces as luxury goods. As the price rises for something perceived to be "exclusive" or a luxury, so does demand. Uncovering the low cost base of a luxury item is often a fairly offensive shock.
So, this is the last I will reply to you, on this because you are using faulty logic and wrong information:
1. Noj is based in Europe, Slovenia to be specific. They are not in the USA.
2. Noj uses European Walnut and European Maple exclusively. They do not make anything our of Ebony at all.
3. The House of Staunton, which is based in the USA has all their sets made in India. So the price of wood in the USA is not pertinent to this discussion. The House of Staunton buys their sets already made and completed from India. And yes, they use the better manufacturers in India.
4. While higher cost very well mean a higher price, quality of both the wood and workmanship will also come into the price discussion.
5. Thank you for agreeing that Chess Bazaar compromises quality for more production and therefore a lower price. This is true and the point I have been making.
1) Hahaha, I knew Noj is from Slovenia. Where in my words had I said they are from USA? I mentioned USA for you to understand the economy difference.
2) I too knew they do not make anything out of Ebony.
3) "The House of Staunton buys their sets already made and completed from India. And yes, they use the better manufacturers in India."
Then where the point that you said came from? lower quality wood. Doesn't the higher price of HoS doesn't include the import duties?
4) Your 4th point is the comical of all. You again and again failing to answer the question. You didn't prove that CB uses a low quality wood. The joke is Apple is higher priced in India. $500 more than in USA. So, according to you Apple iphones in India is made of high quality Aluminium.
5) But still you are not agreeing which I explained clearly. They can give for lower price the same quality wood. Because, for them the wood costs more. For, HoS they pay huge amount in import duty.
So, this is the last time I try to explain because you don't understand the basic economies of countries and accusing me of point that I just used as example as my arguements. Those ebony price, USA price are juts for example.
Is the iphone made in India use better quality Aluminium than Iphones made in USA?