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@NickCJ
Don't buy stuff that wears out secondhand, as the price differential reflects the reduction in useful life. This is drivetrain parts mostly.
When a company produces a durable item, 4% of which always fail in the first year due to an undetectable manufacturing defect, then buy secondhand. e.g. I think there was a badly brazed batch of Mexican Benotto frames at one point - but they've all fallen apart, so one you buy secondhand is fine.