AIBU refusing to buy second hand?

[soozit]

With this nutty new situation we're in, my husband and I are slightly tight on cash but of course there are things we still need to buy aside from groceries! My husband is a big ebayer but I've always been adverse to buying second hand. The blender we use every day has broken and he's found one for £50 vs the £70 it is brand new but I've put my foot down. AIBU?

I buy lots of second hand goods. I love discovering in charity shops and recycling centres. However, I would never buy second hand electrical goods. You have no idea of its history, there is no warranty, and it could be defective. If it started a house fire then it may not be possible to make an insurance claim if they find out you got it second hand.

I suppose if you are training in electrical testing then it could be worth a go as a hobby purchase, but otherwise no-thanks! A student on a course I was teaching thought he had a 'bargain' TV years ago when they were still heavy big boxes...he got it second hand out of the local paper and complained it was running hot. It went on fire when he was out of his bedsit one night and caused significant damage to the building he was renting in. I had a dishwasher bought new off ebay last year, it buckled and melted in front of my eyes after a few cycles. I am still fighting for a refund but the warranty engineer called and said he had never seen anything like it before. You have to be careful with new and second hand electrical goods.

I love second hand clothes and furniture, I hate paying out for new, especially with my lemonade budget. But I wouldn't buy household appliances second hand, it's too dangerous. The only electronics I have bought second hand have been computing equipment.

I purchased my blender factory refurbished directly from Vitamix. It was indistinguishable from a brand new blender (which it may well have been), it was about $100 less than the regular price for that model, and it has the same warranty as a new one. I wouldn't buy a used blender from a random ebay seller, though.

Have you tried amazon warehouse you can get big discounts on stuff thats new but has been taken out of box and returned so packaging damaged?

You won't be saving money if it breaks quickly. Is it a nutribullet? If so get it new. They last for years.

This is an interesting one. I bought a second hand food mixer at a carboot sale once, sold as new but had obviously been used when I opened it. I had that mixer for 10 years before it packed up and it was brilliant; I've never yet found an inadquate replacement. Conversely I've bought new things that haven't lasted. Depends what you are buying but quite often second hand can be much more reliable. I buy much more second hand than I used to mainly b/c I want to limit my consumption and to save money. I sell on Ebay and much of the stuff is new kids clothing that never got worn, goes for half price or less and is great quality as it is from sime time ago; before quality took a nosedive.

If you were really tight on cash you wouldn't buy a £50 blender, there's plenty of more affordable versions out there.

I would pay full price for a brand new one in this case.

Seriously.
You are going to eat the food prepared in this.
If you are now, will you actually be able to stomach it?
I wouldn't
Either spend the extra £20 and buy the brand new one, or get a cheaper model that fits your budget.

I've bought lots of secondhand stuff but would expect much more of a reduction that your DH.

You can get a BRAND NEW blender for much lower than that. You can even get for as low as £12.99 from Currys, so there’s something very odd about the way both shop

Yes, but how good is it? I returned a cheap blender to Argos because it would literally chop almost nothing. About 15 years ago I paid around £100 for a Bamix hand blender, that I use for crushing ice and frozen fruit, grinding spices, and all sorts of other stuff several times a week and it will probably outlast me. The OP has already broken one blender, so if she's replacing it with the same brand, I'd question how long it will last.

You are going to eat the food prepared in this.
If you are shock now, will you actually be able to stomach it?
I wouldn't

do you never eat out? You'd just wash it and it would be fine.

I love buying second hand, but I will rarely pay more than 50% of the value of a new one. I think that is pretty standard.

The warranty on an item like that is worth more than 20.

That's a bad deal.

I wouldn’t for £20 saving. I’d buy it for £20 second hand

This wouldn't be a good buy IMHO. First it's not much cheaper than it would be new. And I wouldn't usually buy electrical goods second hand. Maybe a large item like a freezer but otherwise no.

@BarbaraofSeville Very good actually. My last blender cost £15.99 and lasted 10yrs. Expensive brand does not always equal better quality. Besides the blender in the link is £38.99 Very decent brand. You were obviously unlucky with your particular buy besides I’d rather buy a brand new Tefal blender for £38.99 than a second hand for £50.

I’m reasonably well off, could afford new but there’s nothing like getting an eBay bargain. I had a 900 garden furniture set delivered this morning. It cost me £100 and the bloke dropped it off. There are many years of life left in it yet. That money is better in my bank than someone else’s.

I’m not keen on second hand stuff. I enjoy brand new stuff and can afford what I want to buy so I do.

I’m not snobbish about it though if you’re happy too and needs must then fair enough.

I wouldn’t pay £50 for something £70 brand new though. Half price