Originally Posted by RobbieT

as I said a long time ago in this thread, condition is totally in the eye of the beholder. what is a 5 to you is an 8 to another guy.
if you were as an experienced used car wheeler-dealer as you suggest you would understand this.

i have zero feedback because I don't buy used stuff, and if I do it would be from ebay where I would have some expectation of seeing pics beforehand.
instead I prefer to buy new because I can guarantee myself that I will get what I pay for, instead of buying used and knowing one way or another that I am buying SEP (someone else's problem).