I had my eye on that used Demo Jet Dust collector at Klingspor's Woodworking Shop in Raleigh for about two weeks. I asked Paul on Wed. how much and he said $300 and I said ok and picked it up today. Now to find a way to hide it from my wife.
When she sees it:
"What? That old dusty thing? I've had it for years, it was just under a pile of scrap and I decided to pull it out of the corner the other day."
Wow... that was a good deal!
Take your wife for a night out. When she sees the DC and voices a complaint, pull out the "I took you to dinner the other night, and I'm planning on doing it more often! How about tonight?" card.
(Good luck with that!)