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My first espresso machine was a second hand Gaggia classic that was apparently broken. £2.50 on a new group head seal fixed it. Id say thats what probably wrong with your machine, but I guess woolworths group head seals might be slightly harder to come by.
I used a CKS manual grinder, and apart from the time it took, I was happy with it. Easy to adjust and got fine enough for espresso.
The Gaggia classics are sturdy enough and replaceable parts easy enough to find that a second hand buy shouldn't be a worry.