Ritter 59 degree iron block

Why the big $$$ needed to get a Ritter block usable? Talking to Kent it didn't seem they needed much now. The last three engines I screwed together had virtually every machining operation done to them and I never spent over $2400 on them... Decking, boring, line hone, head surfacing, rebuilt shaft rockers, valve work, rod rebuilding, pocket porting... The works. One early Hemi, one SBM and one Brand X small block.