Holy s!ht a dude paid 5 million for a toy and had to pay .1% for the batteries!!! Oh the humanity!
Of course Dick can afford it but he objects because he is not an idiot and recognizes a rip off when he sees one.
I'm not so sure about Plazbot and Atlas Shrugged. Scaling Dick's assets down to yours would you pay $27.50 for say a can of coca cola ? I'm sure you could afford it but would you buy? If you just shrugged your shoulders and paid up it says a lot about your fiscal astuteness.