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Re: 2004 Electrical Component Rule Rationale

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Originally Posted by Specialagentjim
One other thought that occured to me was enforcment. I've watched many teams "fudge" numbers on price costs. Who's to say that the "flux capicator" you have on your robot didn't cost you 18 dollars through ebay, while it's 600 dollars to any other team. By limiting the items to whats in the catalog, it makes it much easier to enforce the rule.
I was under the impression that even if the part costs your team 18 dollars if you stick it on the bot you have to put down the retail price as the cost for the part. I thought that was how it worked anyway, I could be wrong, I'm not as familiar with the part costs rules as I would like to be.