It's not what it costs him that matters, it's what people will pay that matters. Apparently there are lots of people willing to pay the extra premium for satin finished blades.
The whole thing in a nutshell, Jerry prices 'em till the hogs squeak! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
(Though in fairness the Busse Combat LE's are often thicker stock than CG's and INFI is very expensive stuff.. The tiger hide is so much b.s. though- Bark River charge a few extra dollars for cool G10's not $40 or so.)
