I'm talking about specifically this price increase with RD and RIU. There are no threads or complaints about the increase on tsd or IC. I'm not talking about people bitching about prices.
Most people don't understand that RD isn't making more money from the increase. All breeders make a set price, it goes to a distributor, then to the seed bank. The distributor and Seedbank make the same as the breeder in most cases. Mrs rd has already said there is a new distributor and a new set of quality control hands being paid with the increase, as well as more secure packaging.
This goes the same for all breeders. The price is so high because of the distribution system. You guys are happy to have 24 hour access to thousands of strains via the Internet. That comes with the increased price tag. As mrs rd stated already. The original price in the original packaging was $100 a pack, they were able to cut costs and drop the prices, now costs have increased, so the price is back to the original price. Sorry if it is not worth an extra $20 to get 11 seeds of the same strains to any of you, but most people that are not just hobby growers understand the system and happily participate no matter what the cost, because genetics are the key to sustainability.