I'm lucky since I know a TON of people in the hair business. And the fact that I could get just about anyone to cut in a full cap.....

This is also a supply and demand thing. Over $100 sounds like a lot of money, but if there are customers willing to pay it then that might be what that particular stylist should be charging. Point is, you are free to find someone else and if that means taking money out of that stylists pocket then they might eventually reconsider their prices.

One of my friends just started a year or two ago and gets like $23 for a regular men's cut (not a piece). But she told me that as she gets better and she builds clientele that she will charge more as business dictates.