Dragonhide plate armor too cheap?

[Zappo]

Dragon hide is very valuable. Especially to the dragon itself. The nasty bugger will do anything rather than let go of it.

 

[kigmatzomat]

Yeah? Cost of materials is generally 1/4th of a magic items value and is normally included. So wow only 825gp for the hide of a GARGANTUAN dragon.

IIRC for a Gargantuan dragon you get enough armor for either two or four sets of medium plate & large shields. And I thought for mundane gear that the materials cost was 1/2 final value. Which means that the armor-quality portions of dragon hide is worth 3,000-6,000gp. (possibly more if the 3400gp price for dragonhide plate does not include the shield)

The rest of the dragon hide is more than likely valuable but not armor worthy. I imagine there's a pretty rich market for dragon hide to make items of elemental resistance, cloaks of protection, and magic boots & belts. Not to mention mundane items of clothing. Think of the spoiled noble with his dragon scale boots.

Dragon fangs probably make decent foundations for magic weapons ranging from arrows to swords.

So a dragon's corpse is probably a fairly sizeable treasure on its own.