He's just saying where he's based - not saying it justifies him wanting the price to be reasonable. Not everyone uses ellipsis gratuitously like you do.
There was a trend with the Axe-FX market to charge more than the new price, or charge the new price, simply because there was a 1-2 week wait (for the non-ultra models) for a while. They're up to snuff, production wise, now though.
I get way more of a jerk vibe from your post than his, in all honesty.
^^I ended that sentence with a period (.), because it's final. Periods go at the end of complete thoughts.