I struggle with spending so much money on vintage wheels - as an example - I purchased a 27in wheelset so the hub width would match the frame. For $20 I got wheelset, skewers, tires, tubes, and a NOS freewheel. $20 plus chatting for 90 minutes with the seller....
then i just replaced the cones front and rear: $60 !! and like $5 for balls from my LBS.
anyway.... i guess i really want those hubs!! ha!
$65 for parts for overhauling a 27" wheel is insane. Of course your local shop might have cheap axle sets from J&B for $15 that might work. But the days when I could walk into a shop and get a Campagnolo axle set for $20, and balls for 10 cents each, are long gone.