in the case of these pipes, the price is probably justifiable, due to them being obselete, and yes they did cost significantly more. so in this case, if u want an obselete part, u do tend to take a hit

however, i wont lie, there are certain parts from the same seller that arent obselete, that are available from ford still, and significantly cheaper from the ford dealer. just 1 example i found, the steering column bush repair kits.

but at the end of the day, if u cant be arsed to go to ford and do ur research and wish to armchair buy it all, the guy provides a service and wil always have profit as a perogative, who wouldnt