Why is the price of new tonearms so high


Im wondering why the price of new tonearms are so high, around $12k to $15k when older very good arms can be bought at half or less?
perrew
Raul,
you more better watch it now.
The man has the best tonearm, best woman, best system, best ears, best education, best audio knowledge, best superlatives... well.
No questions asked, "dance like a butter fly, sting like a bee.." Rumble in the jungle next? :-)

Where can we set up the boxing ring?
A.
Dear Axel: Seriously, yo make my day!!!! I'm laughin like a child, thak's for that.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
Perrew:
ain't blond, ain't Swedish, ain't qualifyin' my man :-)
An' than we havn't' been talking about dat geometry thing either yet.
It's all in dat geometrical here weight distribuition, man!
A.