Why is CF so damned expensive??

[Jeff240sx]

So yea. I have been researching on how to make stuff from CF, and I can totally do it. So, I have some chipped trim pieces in my interior, and wanted to remake them. I also need to make a place under the CD player to hold an AFC and AVC. Carbon Fiber seems to be the way to go.
So, I go happily looking online to find CF mats and resins, thinking I'll spend like $50 per piece.
Hell no! It's like $130 for a 36"x54" sheet of CF, and $70 for a gallon of resin. Then add $20 for HazMat handling, and crap!
Not to mention that you need like 3 or 4 layers for strength.
So.. out of this, I've realized something. If you spend $300 on a CF hood... well... Let's just say that I can't even make a $300 hood myself.
Sorry.. I'm just astounded by the price. It's not like I'm asking for new-age stealth RAM stuff.
-Jeff