How many people here generally buy used?

....the only things to buy new is food and water....;)

...'course, the water has been used before...'recycled', same as the air...

My first gear was new: a Sansui AU-505 (still have and use), KLH 6s (long gone), a year-old Technics SL-1500 with Shure M91ED (still have and use those too). Some dealer demo gear bought since at a nice discount, and some new. Used is the way to go. I usually have a wish list, look for great deals, and grab the good ones if I can. I won't buy new, I have children in college.

Fortunately I worked in manufacturing, and I have made (I couldn't call it DIY as I was a professional)

Made new:

• Lenehan ML1
• Lenehan ML2
  
• balanced Ribbontech interconnects
• Ribbontech speaker wires
  
• Curious Cables silver USB cables.
  [the above I built, but none are my design, all are available to purchase from manufacturer].
  
• DIY subwoofer.
  

Purchased new:

• Geiseler M17D - Groß DAC
• components for my music server (Femto USB card, fanless case, fanless industrial mini ITX mainboard etc.)
• Plex 200W linear power supply
• Pro-Ject Pre Box RS (removed from system as it introduced noise).
  
• Two pairs of Lenehan speaker stands.
• Mad Scientist - Heretical Digital Cable
• Cambridge CXUHD 4K player (also used as a music server)
• Assorted springs for isolation
  

Purchased used:

• Furman power station
• Synergistic Research Master Coupler X2
• Datasat RA-2400 amplifier

Both, as with many here I imagine. Some great deals on used cables over the years, a couple of perfect REL subs for 200 bucks each, my Dennis Had amp was a couple of months old and around 400 bucks less than new, etc. A Linn Basik/Akito in near primo condition turned out to be a great thing, and although I look around for something to replace it from time to time it sounds so good it just stays.