can't tell if sarcastic dunno about y'all but I don't think I've ever paid more than $6 for a cord? lol
I hope you're talking about cords made by third parties. It's hard to find replacement cords for ipods/iphones made by Apple that cost less than $10. I'm looking to buy a replacement for mine and the cheapest that I remember seeing is like $15.
It's to make up for the fact that everything else you have to buy for the iPhone is stupid overpriced.
I get all mine for free, cause people give them to me. After I secretly break their ipods just to get the cords. I have several right now.