between 1995 and 1998 i worked in a shop that sold cannondales
back then most of their production was in the us

i dont know if the wheels were made in the us
and i dont know if they were hand built
or
more likely
machine built

but
every single wheel that came out of a cannondale box
went on to the truing stand before it went on the bike
as they were absolutely the least true
and most uneven tensioned wheels
that were being specced on bikes we sold

i cannot image that their qc on wheels has gone up
since the company was sold
and production moved overseas

so no
33 dollars
does not sound excessive
for a wheel
off a cannondale