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I can build a frame relatively quickly once I have all the parts. That's glossing over how much time it takes to get parts, design the frame, and a lot of little things that take time. If I was building a modern version of a '70s skinny tired racing frame, life would be a lot easier for me, I can do that blazingly fast.
Selling them is a lot harder. I think that's true for most builders. If you had to pay people for all the requisite tasks involved in building a frame, including selling, then selling them cheap looks fairly difficult. The companies that are giving frames away cheap are slowly going away. People try to start one up occasionally, but those companies go away pretty quickly.
Don't forget you need insurance, which is claims made. So you have to keep those payments up for life if you are a sole proprietor. If you are a sole proprietor that is incorporated, then just dissolving the corporation probably doesn't protect you.
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