For the swords, the prices are pretty average. They're decent prices for what you're getting, but they're still not comparable to a full custom, which is still a good deal more. The best bet would go for one of the monosteel models (shinto, golden oriole, musashi). If I remember correctly the price quota for online retailers set by CAS Iberia was $630 but I could be wrong.
Could be worse though.
Shinryû.