Originally posted by JDoggery
That is true mostly, but then you have to consider shipping. Plus shops here will mark up the kit or say that shipping is more expensive to make it look like it is more expensive. We all know that every shop wants to make money, it's just a matter of how much they will mark it up when they sell it to you.
add shipping to the base price as stated above and condsider the shop selling the kit at a loss. if it dont make dollars, it dont make sense.