Half of the argument for all this time and effort seems be around the fact that it costs $140 new. I also just got an ikea desk, except I just went on craigsli

Half of the argument for all this time and effort seems be around the fact that it costs $140 new. I also just got an ikea desk, except I just went on craigslist and waited two days for the exact item to come up and got it for 1/3 of the new price. The desk was right near by (Ikea is also far away from me), cheap, already built, no brainer. $140 isn't a good argument for a company especially when you (and a friend) spent the time planning, getting supplies, and building the desk. But if the job was to make a blog entry...