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MSE Poll: What do you buy second-hand?

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Poll started 28 May 2019
It's cheap, and environmentally friendly, yet some people think only new will do.Please select ALL of the items that you would be happy to buy second-hand, if it was decent quality and cheaper.
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I would not buy carpet secondhand because of the cost and hassle to get it cleaned and fitted nor shoes on most occasions as I have a foot problem that needs a particular style. Otherwise anything else secondhand is fine by me.
As a consequence both my husband and I have been mortgage free since our 40’s raised a large family and retired early at 55. Who cares if it’s new, everything is secondhand after first use!
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For instance, cars - surely more than 10% of people would be happy to buy cars secondhand? It seems such a normal activity.
With the proviso stated in the question "if it was decent quality and cheaper", I can't understand why these numbers are not just low, but very low.
I'm well off but would and have bought pretty much everything in the list secondhand except underwear and bedding. I've never bought a new car and even though I could afford to, I don't expect I ever will - far cheaper to buy one that's 2 or 3 years old and sell it when it moves into unreliability.
Why would 93% of people be unhappy to buy a DVD of "decent quality" just because someone else has watched it first? The film or TV series will be just as good!