No Ernie, I was replying to your statement as standalone. I thought you were saying 'your' client won't spend the money for the pre-made part (buying from you), nor would they be willing to pay you the correct amount of money to make a piece either.
So I was commenting over your customer's response. Which may or may not now be the case.

The typed word... no wonder religion can go so many different ways, based on one's interpretation. Love thy neighbor, kill a few million non-believers, meh...