Do you buy second hand? - Page 2

glatt · 05-10-2009, 08:19 PM

Old furniture is better than most of what you buy today. We have a fair amount of 2nd hand furniture. If it's old enough, it's considered an antique and worth even more.

Most of my tools are 2nd hand. If they are decent tools they can be a hundred years old and just as good or often better than what you can find today. Power tools are a different story.

Lots of kids clothes handed down and from thrift stores.

Aliantha · 05-10-2009, 08:19 PM

I've never bought a new car. It's only since I've been with Dazza I've had the luxury of a new car, and that's only because he gets one with his salary package.

classicman · 05-10-2009, 08:20 PM

Is furniture on the list? And why not lawn & garden equipment?
Did I mention that I have a lawn tractor for sale?

monster · 05-10-2009, 08:24 PM

that is the one I missed, damnit, I couldn't work out which one I missed, but i amalgamated DIY and garden as i unexpectedly ran out of options.

nobody buys second hand furniture anyway.

I have a Step2 rollercoaster for sale

lumberjim · 05-10-2009, 08:43 PM

I have a spare DVD camcorder for sale, for those of you that buy used electronic gadgets. it's very nice.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-10-2009, 09:41 PM

Oh no, I buy all my antiques new.

monster · 05-10-2009, 09:45 PM

I'm also selling an xoxoxoBruce. Free to good home in fact.

Dammit, I'll pay you, OK....

limey · 05-11-2009, 08:57 AM

Merge away, mods, if 'tis possible to avoid confusion (and furniture).

toranokaze · 05-11-2009, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

you not wait for the poll, young man....

One must strike while the iron is hot .

And I came back for your poll

monster · 05-11-2009, 09:48 AM

So you're saying the iron is in full working order? How much do you want for it?

Juniper · 05-11-2009, 10:06 AM

I'm surprised there aren't more responses to "house." Do that many people just buy newly built homes?

monster · 05-11-2009, 10:09 AM

and still no takers on the underwear. I bought a second hand swim suit the other week to be an emergency back-up for Hebe, but it turns out it's too small, so I will probably add it to the yard sale -it's a $50 suit new, in decent nick, and I paid 50c for it, so I may even make a profit

jinx · 05-11-2009, 10:19 AM

Oh, I missed that Juni... we're on our second used (way more than 2nd hand) home, never bought a new one. I worked in real estate for a while, I've seen how the new ones are built.

Sundae · 05-11-2009, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

and still no takers on the underwear

Well I have bought it, as I said in the other thread. People buy the wrong size then sell on eBay (because you can't return underwear). Or it's an unwanted present or prize.

But I didn't tick the box - even in my impoverished state most of my underwear is new, rather than just being new to me...

Trilby · 05-11-2009, 10:29 AM

If furniture was a choice, I'd mark that one, but I can't, coz it isn't.

I can't buy used coffins, though. I just keep thinking, "What if someone DIED in there?" and it creeps me out.

View Poll Results: I get at least 20% of these second hand
Nothing, I really prefer new stuff.	3	7.50%
House	23	57.50%
Vehicles	26	65.00%
White Goods (washer/dryer/cooker...)	11	27.50%
Small Kitchen Appliances	9	22.50%
Other electronics	12	30.00%
Light fitments and lamps	10	25.00%
Adult Clothes	17	42.50%
Childrens clothes	15	37.50%
Shoes	9	22.50%
Underwear	0	0%
Pots and pans and other kitchenware	10	25.00%
Linens	3	7.50%
Furniture	28	70.00%
Toys and Games	12	30.00%
Sports Equipment	13	32.50%
Craft Items	9	22.50%
Tools	14	35.00%
Collectables	16	40.00%
Furniture	21	52.50%
Books	30	75.00%
Music, Movies	21	52.50%
Video Games	17	42.50%
Seasonal decorations	9	22.50%
Building/Gardening materials	14	35.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

05-10-2009, 08:19 PM	#17
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I've never bought a new car. It's only since I've been with Dazza I've had the luxury of a new car, and that's only because he gets one with his salary package. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-10-2009, 08:20 PM	#18
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Is furniture on the list? And why not lawn & garden equipment? Did I mention that I have a lawn tractor for sale? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-10-2009, 08:24 PM	#19
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	that is the one I missed, damnit, I couldn't work out which one I missed, but i amalgamated DIY and garden as i unexpectedly ran out of options. nobody buys second hand furniture anyway. I have a Step2 rollercoaster for sale __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-10-2009, 08:43 PM	#20
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I have a spare DVD camcorder for sale, for those of you that buy used electronic gadgets. it's very nice. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-10-2009, 08:19 PM	#16
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Old furniture is better than most of what you buy today. We have a fair amount of 2nd hand furniture. If it's old enough, it's considered an antique and worth even more. Most of my tools are 2nd hand. If they are decent tools they can be a hundred years old and just as good or often better than what you can find today. Power tools are a different story. Lots of kids clothes handed down and from thrift stores.

05-10-2009, 09:41 PM	#21
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh no, I buy all my antiques new. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-10-2009, 09:45 PM	#22
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I'm also selling an xoxoxoBruce. Free to good home in fact. Dammit, I'll pay you, OK.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-11-2009, 08:57 AM	#23
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Merge away, mods, if 'tis possible to avoid confusion (and furniture). __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

05-11-2009, 09:48 AM	#25
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	So you're saying the iron is in full working order? How much do you want for it? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-11-2009, 10:06 AM	#26
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	I'm surprised there aren't more responses to "house." Do that many people just buy newly built homes?

05-11-2009, 10:09 AM	#27
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	and still no takers on the underwear. I bought a second hand swim suit the other week to be an emergency back-up for Hebe, but it turns out it's too small, so I will probably add it to the yard sale -it's a $50 suit new, in decent nick, and I paid 50c for it, so I may even make a profit __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-11-2009, 10:19 AM	#28
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Oh, I missed that Juni... we're on our second used (way more than 2nd hand) home, never bought a new one. I worked in real estate for a while, I've seen how the new ones are built. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

05-11-2009, 10:29 AM	#30
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	If furniture was a choice, I'd mark that one, but I can't, coz it isn't. I can't buy used coffins, though. I just keep thinking, "What if someone DIED in there?" and it creeps me out. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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