Yeah, they are a pricey piece and even the used ones up here seem to go for $160-200. I did not really want the extra bells and whistles, but at this price...
Rona has 'em for $299 but Home Depot will beat the price by 10%. So that is $269 CAD or about 240 US. And you can usually get an additional 10% "seniors" discount (starts at 56 apparently! LOL) Either way it is a heckuva deal.
I'm SOL. Of the 6 HDs in my area, not one has the Performer in stock. Unfortunately, the price guarantee only applies to in-stock items. It also doesn't apply to clearance items - which is what Rona has the Performer marked as - but perhaps the sales associate may have ignored/not noticed that detail.
Oh well.