Well, no one would ever purchase a PA lift at full price, it's on sale every 3 - 4 months and the new sale price is about $550 now with the higher $900 list price. It's like the Can Tire socket set listed at $800 that is on sale once a month for $200. Does the $1,350 unit (which one is it BTW) ever go on sale? I suspect not, so the effective cost is 2 - 3 times what you'd pay for a PA unit.
Agreed, I purchased one of these on sale for $500.00 myself. The sale price and what an item is valued at are not the same thing however. When I am researching and trying to determine value, i.e. the quality and features for the price relative to what other sellers are offering at their price, I prefer to compare apples to apples. Princess Auto has valued their table (rightly or wrongly) at $900.00 regardless of what it goes on sale for. What a person might actually end up paying for it based on sales, clearances, liquidations, etc., is another matter that does not change that it has been valued at $900.00 by the seller.
As an example, the place selling the lift-table that I referenced have a sale every year, presumably to get rid of stock that they haven't sold. They usually have a couple of tables for sale at half price. I could have used that sale price as a reference and stated that this better quality table could be had at more or less the same price as the Princess Auto sale price. I don't think that that is helpful information to provide to someone who is trying to compare one product to another because that deal may not be available to them where they are. I think that it is more reasonable to reference what the items are normally priced at so that a fair comparison of their value relative to each other can be made. Once a person decides which item best meets their needs, it is up to them to find the best price that they can.
To answer your question, the place that I quoted the price from is below. It is a local business, but similar quality and price tables are available everywhere with a bit of research. Yes, I do know that I quoted what is listed as a sale price. The reason for that is because they perpetually, for at least the last five years, have this $100.00 discount listed, which I believe is an illegal marketing practice, so in essence this is their regular price in my mind.
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The only reason that I don't have a better quality table myself is because I had already purchased one of the cheap Princess Auto Chinese manufactured tables before doing any research. I wasn't aware that these other intermediate quality options existed at a manageable price. If I had been, I would have bought a better quality table. This is the salient point that I was making to David, that a better quality table can be had that is superior in quality and function to the cheapest tables found on-line. They are available without the need to spring for the very expensive high quality tables that are found in motorcycle shop service bays. He may not have been aware of these intermediate options, as I wasn't, and which I think are worth the extra money. Hopefully the information will help him to find the lift-table that he finds to be the best value for his needs.