It’s not easy to get a low volume case going.
When case designers like necere (ncase) dondan (dan cases) decide to get the factory (Lian Li) to make tooling for a prototype, it’s above 10 grand with the costs. Depending on the designer, they may end up with tooling for multiple prototype revisions (like Dondan) that drive costs. Others just go to production with the flaws/inconveniences.
How much metal stamping that’s needed (the machine hours), CAD software, time, and MOQs in 2000’s all add up to the complexity of getting these products to the market.
That’s also a key reason why Dondan decided to make a commissioned design (Like the A4-H2O optimized to lower machine/labour hours/stamping & cutting) was to lower the operational costs to keep Dan Cases more sustainable.
But the end product will not look as exquisite as the low volume cases they design and buy in 2K’s.