Late husband bought me a myriad of HOTAS for Elite: Dangerous. Logitech X52, 2 Thrustmaster T16000's, and a VKB flight stick. The VKB has not needed any replacement as the 2 Thrustmasters are dead, and the X52 did not fit my hands enough for me to keep them.
In the amount purchased for the X52, T16000(x2), we could have gotten another VKB or Virpil flight stick with money to spare.