People who preform services like this generally charge more than the raw materials they end up using. They have time invested and their talent which is figured into that cost. It has worked this way for centuries. If someone doesn't want to do the work themselves, or they don't know how, he provides a ready made solution for them. People who buy from him have options and they choose his.
@Bluethundr - I could be wrong but I noticed you have no problem making a profit on the items that you have no time or work into for sale in the classifieds as they could be bought for much less, so why the issue with smaugnaut's work?
