"miamicuse" wrote in message

Now I know there are expensive locks out there like Baldwin and they run
$200 or over, but that includes the handles and hardware. Can a mortise
be
actually $250 on a nameless lock? Can he be trying to rip me off? He
would
not tell me where he found it or what brand it is.

A few possibilities:
He found the part and the company making them wants a fortune for it
He made the part and it took a very long time to make it.
He's screwing you

Comes down to just how much you want that lock fixed. For the price, you
can probably replace the entire door and paint the room to match.