I built my own 9 ft bed. It was a BOAT LOAD (about 9ft to be exact) of work but it was worth it. Like John said, people really flock and like to chat about the ole 1 tons. My pal (Doyle1950) has a tilt bed on his and that REALLY gets attention at shows. In hindsight it might’ve have been faster, better, etc to buy the bed, but I got the immense satisfaction of being able to say I built the box. (Excluding the tailgate and polished strips.)
