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"If you're careful" is reasonable. You wouldn't blindly buy a second hand car, you need to make sure the engine actually works etc. I suspect the careful in thi
by benj111 7y ago
"If you're careful" is reasonable. You wouldn't blindly buy a second hand car, you need to make sure the engine actually works etc. I suspect the careful in this case is avoiding said crappy Ikea stuff. That's not to say you shouldn't buy it 2nd hand, just make sure you pay an appropriate price.
Its not an either or, you can buy second hand and keep your stuff longer.
- mehrdadn 7y agoI never said you shouldn't buy it second-hand either. Try reading the full discussion again from the top comment. It's about a different question entirely.
- benj111 7y agoThe early comments were about renting, and you making the reasonable point that renting furniture that can be replaced at any time promotes waste. This is about purchasing, if you're purchasing 2nd hand you do have to be careful because you don't have the same rights etc. The "average" may be perfectly fine, just like the average second hand car is fine. I think you're reading too much into "being careful", that's all.
- mehrdadn 7y agoNo I'm saying the discussion was still about renting, not first hand vs. second-hand. See here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20154375 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20154375