Originally Posted by edgeprod

I'd be afraid of a desk that cheap, unless it was temporary (i.e., at your second or third house), or you planned to replace it soonish.

Our dining room set in the last house was from Ethan Allen, and one thing I can tell you is that it retained the value. We got 75% of what we originally paid when we sold it, and I got a TON of calls on it.