This is totally a matter of opinion. The only way to measure pricing acceptance is by sales history. Until someone buys a rim that rim's cost is only an offer or a request. One person might place great value on a brand or country of origin. Another might think it's the spoke hole treatment that is the biggie. Each person will thus look at the same rim with vastly different filters and have different opinions of value.

My thinking is that if you decide to buy a rim then you've decided that it's worth the cost (however the cost is determined, not all cost is monitory). Then when something goes wrong your opinion can change quickly. If the game is to pay less then other buyers...well that's a different ball game. Andy