I think I paid $15 for my 1st set of Lee dies, back in 1983I was curious -- the very first set of dies I bought was an RCBS carbide .38/.357 set in 1995. The tag on the box says I paid 29.99 for it. I used an inflation calculator, and in 2019, $29.99 would be worth $51.09. The current price for the same die set at Midway is $59.99 and direct from RCBS is $66.11. Apparently, these have actually increased in price faster than general inflation has.