New eagle rods or refurbish originals?

I found a guy that balances all kinds of stuff: Boat props, stators, industrial stuff, etc. Not just cranks. He quoted me $75 to balance a crank (plus heavy metal if needed) if I gave him a piston/rod/ring pack/bearing (I said I could equalize all that stuff to match so he wouldnt have to) also said to bring him the flexplate and balancer to check out. He balances to 1/2 gram. I was very suprised he was so cheap (usually I get ~175 quote handing him all the parts to balance) but he says he has so much regular work that his volume keeps the price down. Aftermarket rods are usually lighter than overbuilt 100K warranty stockers so you are removing metal, not adding. 360's are adding metal if you are internally balancing them with a neutral balancer. I bought a set of MP stroker cast pistons and they were +- 12g out of the box, thats bad. I had to take material out of the wrist pin on the heavier ones since therre was not enough material in the piston to remove.