I'm just getting back into the hobby and i'm buying just about all my stuff from OS. It all adds up to a saving of over $1500 aud!
I'm buying in lots of $400 or under (expect for the car) to try and avoid tax. But even if you get pinged and need to pay tax. It's not gonna be $1500.
This hobby is expensive enough as it is. This is a good way of reducing the costs.