They didn't up there price.
They have sales all the time, it's more than it is at right now.
Honestly for the quality I could care less about 5 or 10 bucks.
better then getting some of these very cheap places with crappy product or customer service "or both" (cost as to go some where).
I think your better off waiting for another sale or just paying the extra 8$.
If you want something cheaper there are ALOT of places out there cheaper, I still wont be using them....
How old are you BTW?
Something tells me you might not be ready for the stuff you are planing and if not this place is a great place to learn.