Alex321
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I think the workstand is a great case in point - it seems like decent quality, well-thought-out with good after-sales and spares availability and for what I paid IMO represents - at best - reasonable value for money. Conversely at the RRP of £370 (which many retailers attempt to sell them for, or at least within a few percent of) it's an absolute p*ss-take.
I cannot see how £200 for a basic workstand can possibly be good value when you can get a perfectly acceptable one which will do exactly the same job for £20.
If you are a professional, using it 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, just maybe. But for somebody unlikely to average more than an hour or so a week over time, that just cannot make sensible value to me. I can understand paying 2-3 times as much to get better quality, but not 10 times as much, unless it has significant additional features, rather than just being more robust.