Reply by Vrtigo1

My 2 cents would be to listen to the folks advising against stationary planers. Especially if you are a hobbyist and you are going to be planing a LOT of wood, a lunchbox planer like a DW734 or DW735 will suffice and won’t take up valuable shop space when you’re not using it. I had a DW735, sold it, bought a used Delta 15” stationary planer, sold it and am presently waiting for a good deal on another DW735 to present itself.

If the jointer you’re looking at is a DJ20, that seems to be a reasonable price to me. Quality jointers almost never show up on the second hand market near me so they stay priced pretty high.