The two most difficult things about buying used/pre-owned were that it often (but not always) took more patience and more effort than buying new.
Normally when I want to mail my Christmas letters, I would go to the post office and buy stamps. Now, I had to scour multiple sites starting in January, hoping that someone would have found a stash of stamps they no longer need. 12 months later, right when I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to send cards this year, I finally found someone selling a full roll of stamps on Facebook Marketplace (they purchased the wrong type for their company.) It was a 2 hour round trip to pick them up. Hence, much more effort and much more patience.
Normally when I want to mail my Christmas letters, I would go to the post office and buy stamps. Now, I had to scour multiple sites starting in January, hoping that someone would have found a stash of stamps they no longer need. 12 months later, right when I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to send cards this year, I finally found someone selling a full roll of stamps on Facebook Marketplace (they purchased the wrong type for their company.) It was a 2 hour round trip to pick them up. Hence, much more effort and much more patience.
Would recommend not trying to find a used thermometer at the beginning of a pandemic
Took 10 months to find a high impact bra, and it didn’t fit in the end, so I still haven’t found one
They didn’t show up to our first meetup
Had to drive out of Montreal to pick them up
Looked for the right couch for months, and it was a feat to transport