Interesting, where are you shipping too? My shipping price for two was $12.95. See below. Agreed though it is pretty pricey, and if I remember right they do come in a padded envelope. Sometimes they have sales like 2 for the price of 1. Don’t know your use case, but some folks have been using Flirc over IRUSB. They are like $20 on Amazon. Hope you find some.
Details
Name
Unit Price
Quantity
Total
IRUSB
IRUSB: USB IR transceiver
$39.75
2
$79.50
Sub Total:
$79.50
Shipping:
$12.95
Grand Total:
$92.45