I just received mine and the leather is great. Am sure he is trying to keep cost down for the average Joe, which is great on his part. With a nice buckle, this thing would be a looker.Great leather and belt itself, Hermann Oak harness leather is absolute tops, but the $1.99 buckle he uses is horrible. If I were not making my own belts, I'd send the dude a nice buckle and ask him to use that. You'd have a winner for an extremely good price. Edit - I just read his listing and he can put any buckle you want on it.
Wouldn't it be great if a young kid today could make a business out of this without going to college and putting themself in debt for life? At that cost, he would need a lot of volume, meaning we need to actively support such people.