Aye, it's hard to know what to buy or where to buy from these days, my old mate was a cabinet maker and used to talk about the quality of the old chisels he used and how the modern metal wasn't up to scratch, saw some of the small bottles of dye advertised for over twice the price of what I get it for at the shop as well, is there much in the way of training in leather work available where you are, or are you happy to learn as you go ?