I am getting a feeling you're comparing apples and oranges here. :)
As long as the parts are properly painted/powdercoated and there are clear assembly instructions which don't require welding/drilling and ballbearing pressing that's absolutely fine in my book as it basically is a packaging optimization. Reduces the size and unnecessary packaging.
I've seen FAR WORSE with other custom sim hardware manufacturers. :)
How about this? And tell you what, it hasn't stopped me from assembling the unit in a day. I had to paint it, drill a couple of holes and do some sanding, but otherwise it was a great experience. But the price for a finished product was ridiculously low, much lower than a TMWH. And I am fine with that. If it was to be painted and assembled, it would cost 10x more as there is only a single guy running the project. The same story with Milan and Slav. And you too, by the way.
But we're talking flightsticks here, not mechanics. I fully understand that the detailing and packaging has to be done by you as it's much trickier than usual steel parts.