I buy a lot of items from ebay auctions but they are only collectors items that are not avialable elsewhere. I have not had any problems. Although I have sometimes paid too much I have also sometimes got a real bargain.
One thing to remember when buying second hand items that still have current new availability is to check the new price (and the supplier service /guarantee) against the value of the object when depreciated over its life time, I use five years for most items.
In the long run I have always found the main retail suppliers of the equipment with their so called "inflated" prices to be much cheaper when all is taken into account.
Barry
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