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It's a bit of a gamble. If the bag is clearly new or near new it will be fine, however if it's older then who knows.
So don't write it off, just buyer beware.
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It's annoying because as with all male hobby gear, there is always going to be a bunch of stuff that people have bought and used twice, then sacked it off because they got into the new thing (not immune from this myself) so you know the bargains are out there, just tricky to pin them down. Will bear the above advice in mind and camp out the spots for a bit.
Belagerent
TBH I was looking second hand because I was uncomfortable paying for down, but if it's a liability I will just look at synthetic bags and deal with the weight.