eBay. :) Used, did a Buy It Now for $350 + $90 shipping. I made sure that the listing said it worked great, because there are a lot of people who sell non-working ones for parts (which I may, one day, have to buy XD) or who only test to see if the scanner powers on and don't bother to scan anything, and that the seller had great feedback, and that all the necessary parts were included (SCSI card, SCSI cable, power cable). It's an Epson Expression 836XL. There are a few sellers selling new ones, which go for $1600+, so $350 + shipping for a used one in working order is a bargain.
I used to buy cheap scanners for $75 or so, use them til they broke or started scanning badly, and get a new one. Last time I bought one, I reasoned that if I bought a more expensive scanner, it would work better, so I spent $275 on one. The scan wasn't any better than the cheap ones, which was annoying. I'd done a bit of research (i.e., asked nyanko_chan over on DA XD) and found that this was a really good, reasonably affordable used, scanner, and after a year and a half of wiffling back and forth on it, decided that if I were going to spend $300 on a scanner, I might as well buy one that had very good reports on it, and went for it.
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I used to buy cheap scanners for $75 or so, use them til they broke or started scanning badly, and get a new one. Last time I bought one, I reasoned that if I bought a more expensive scanner, it would work better, so I spent $275 on one. The scan wasn't any better than the cheap ones, which was annoying. I'd done a bit of research (i.e., asked nyanko_chan over on DA XD) and found that this was a really good, reasonably affordable used, scanner, and after a year and a half of wiffling back and forth on it, decided that if I were going to spend $300 on a scanner, I might as well buy one that had very good reports on it, and went for it.