To me, the main difference is that once you have a stand you never have to pay someone to true wheels for you again. Whether that ends up being a long term savings for you or not is up to you.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"