Do you know how many Turkish artisans it takes to hand build a side-by-side machine in South Carolina?

>I’m sorry it feels that way to you but it’s actually quite the opposite.

• You can say that, but I don't think it's the case. Actions matter more.

>I mentioned a few times that I just want to know if this is the normal going price range in Turkey.

• The price of anything is what someone is will to pay for it.

-Most likely, someone will pay more than you, and others will pay less.

>I like to know the value of things I own. Especially since this will likely be kept for my entire life.

• You want confirmation that what you did was "good" or a "win". If you keep something your entire life, what's the point of monetary value? You appreciated the item, then it zero value to you. Confirmation that you spent the right amount of money doesn't need get involved, at all.

>Some locals even mentioned to me I might have overpaid a little bit. If that is true, I am totally ok with that. Extra money to the shop owner who was a cool guy.

• You definitely overpaid. Might have been a little. Might have been a lot. Nobody is going to be honest with you about that.

>Additionally, usually in Turkey you buy from rug shops that sell rugs made by various artisans. I didn’t buy directly from the artisan so no matter the price I paid, they were already paid what they got.

• Yeah, no way that seller goes back to the artisan and says something like, "your rugs only fetch $X.xx at my store. I am not paying your asking price anymore".

A lot of your comments in this post sure read like, "I just want to make sure the artisans didn't get paid enough" so I could get a negotiation "win" while in Turkey.