I just spent $132 US on a game controller? WTF

Just picked up my Sega Virtua Fighting Stick High Grade import, the thing cost me a staggering 132 bones US. Thats more than half the price of a Nintendo Wii. Do North American companies not realize how much we are getting shafted on imported fighting sticks over here. Why don't any North American companies make Arcade Sticks for the PS3, there's like 21 different stands, coolers, controllers, component cables, chargers and useless stuff that don't sell. Yet fighting game fans are stuckn paying through the nose on import prices for Joy Sticks. On top of that they don't even use the standard circular rotation base that we use over here, so we're stuck paying 130 bones on imported sticks with square bases.

I swear American accessories companies need to really start making some sticks, I'm sure they'd sell like hotcakes once all the fighting games come rolling, Street Fighter HD remix. VF 5, Mortal Combat.

Stop this insanity people shouldn't have to take up a second mortage just to buy a set of joy sticks. 

ummm.....have u heard of the hori fighting stick?!....they sell em for like 60 bucks in ebgamesPLAY-B3YOND

what bout this one?

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-zl-49-en-70-1rjw.html