Reply To: Mezuzot used to cost a zuz

Mezuzos generally remain kosher for years and therefore are generally not replaced often. For example, most of the mezuzos in my house are 30 years old and when recently checked only one (out of 13) needed to be replaced. So I am not sure that the reason it is expensive is because of lack of demand; I bought most of my mezuzos for $50 – $75; at the time the “smallest” and least expensive ones were $25 and are the ones that generally have to be replaced earlier as the smaller the osiyos (letters) are written leads to them “cracking” due to the way the mezuzos are rolled.