It's not so much of a question that I have but more of a pricing discrepancy with the prices of the Brooms at the Quidditch shop in Diagon. In PoA when Harry receives the Firebolt, they were discussing who could have got it for him and Ron says maybe Dumbledore....Harry says, "He wouldn't spend hundreds of Galleons on me." (Pg. 223 in the US version). The price of the Firebolt 600 in the quidditch shop is 7 Galleons and 4 sickles (which in US currency would make it $53.29 and in UK pounds £35.67. The top of the line racing bikes cost anywhere from $300 to $12,500.)

So my question is...how is a top of the line racing broom that is at the 600th version that cheap?

I don't mean to offend anyone at all...I just know how much the site prides on being as canon as possible and...the pricing of the brooms is way too low. A training broom I could see being 7 Galleons. But a Firebolt 600 and the Twigger 101 for 12 Galleons that is for people above a certain age...It doesn't make sense.

Which also means that the pricing for the Quidditch supplies and Balls...and pretty much everything is off. Because if we look at the prices on Pottermore the books are anywhere from 1 to 40 Galleons, the most expensive book being "The Official Guide to the Quidditch World Cup" priced at 39 Galleons. (They don't have Quidditch Through the Ages....idky). Also, this would make practice robes in USD $12.87 and in UK Pounds £8.41. Practice uniforms for any sport, counting pads, shoes, helmets (if needed), proper clothing, and socks, etc., can be in the $500 (+ or -) range depending on brand and sport.

Again...I really don't mean to offend anyone I just wanted to ask why the prices are so low when these things are meant to be really expensive according to canon?





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