Michael Koblic wrote:

Since when has it become cheaper to buy an assembled piece of second-hand
equipment and cannibalize it for parts rather than buy parts alone?
Go to your local car dealer and check the sticker price of some
particular car.
Now, go to the parts department, and tell them you want to buy that same
car as all separate parts, and assemble it yourself. You will find out
that $20,000 assembled car will cost at least $50,000 as parts.

Jon