[nicbou]

Buy used. You pay less and nothing gets produced.

I have the same obsession as you and this is how I reconcile with it. If I'm not ready to meet someone across town I probably don't need it.

[Gigachad]

Buying used has become a huge pain. The platforms are absolutely full of scammers and time wasters, the items are either overpriced or immediately purchased by flippers, and they often aren’t very accessible without owning a car.

I prefer to just buy new, where I can have stuff delivered, and then use it until it’s completely worn out or obsolete.

[v-erne]

Depnends on the item I suppose - half of my small board game collection (100+ titles) is used games bought from local eBay equivalent. And almost all of them were in perfect condition but half the price.

[nicbou]

Same! I paid 5-10€ each and slowly acquired most of the Spiel des Jahres winners.

You can often find near-new Apple products and great tools at a steep discount too.

[nicbou]

In Germany (eBay) Kleinanzeigen works rather well. People are still people, but at least the platform is good.