I agree with most though, Mike, at one time you were a newbie TOO. Right?
(I did cut MitsuMike's quote to shorten it) Don't get me wrong, as I am a newbie too, but I am wanting to try and make what I want and like. I am not doing it to make money but I would prolly not give them away for free either.
Its like anything else in life. People see someone making money and now they want to try it.
Watch some of the car and motorcycle shows on tv, there are people out there that think I should be able to build a bike in 30 to 60 minutes because thats what they see on tv.
Look at the original Harley riders, and most of who rides them now. Difference is the 3 piece suit guys that are weekend riders now dont know how to fix them when they are stuck on the side of the road.
Look at hot-rods and rat-rods, they were guys that couldnt afford new speed parts so they made due.
There will always be people that run costs up and down.