Short Shifters - $150-$700 Are they the same?

[sam c.]

Bought a $50 eBay knockoff and have never had a problem. Shifts nice and smooth with a positive "click" feel when shifting into gear. Huge improvement in throw and enjoyment over the original Porsche part. That was 2 years and probably 30k miles or so ago. U definitely get what u pay for but modern manufacturing has generally gotten pretty good. Plus I figured I'd throw the $50 at it to see what it looks like before wasting the cost of a new set of tires on something that spends 30 sec on a cnc machine and then gets slapped with a ridiculous markup because it's going on a Porsche. The same component that's the same basic size, shape, and cost to manufacture only costs $25 for a Honda so I figure a 100% Porsche tax is still a pretty good mark up for the manufacturers.