Originally Posted by BLR_0719

Look. OP. This is the deal.

Carbon is more complex, more expensive, requires quality materials, and someone who knows what they are doing. Every aspect of carbon is more expensive than aluminum. Any idiot can throw a bunch of carbon sheets and epoxy in a mold and pass it off as carbon. Anyone trying to cut costs can use sub-quality carbon material, and even skimp on the number of layers of carbon and use a little extra epoxy. Once carbon is even remotely compromised it is a ticking time bomb. This is why I have trouble trusting cheap carbon from no name Ebay dealers. Why would anyone sell carbon for the same price as aluminum if the production costs of carbon are so much higher? They wouldn't. The price you are paying for your carbon product is a reflection of the cost of production.