Wow… Just like… Damn girl good for you. She knows what she wants.
When shipping used goods, tariffs, which are taxes on imported goods, are generally calculated as a percentage of the item’s value and collected at customs clearance in the foreign port.
Anyways enough being pedantic yes you should absolutely buy used locally to avoid these taxes.
I was gonna say, there goes my dream of buying a brand new Honda CB500F. The MSRP is ~$7000 right now. It’s gonna skyrocket.
I bought an old motorbike for 5 cases of beer this weekend.
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I would love to see a source for the actual claim that buying used avoids tarrifs, because all I can find says that tarrifs still apply to used products being imported.
I think its meant as in: used products already in the country
Or just don’t buy at all.
That’s the reduce part
But I want a bigger bike :(
OK buy secondhand. Or buy junked parts and build it. It’s not just eco friendly, it’s also fun
One of the best ways to save money is to always buy used. If you look in the right places everything is available.
Just the other day I found a used condom literally for free just laying on the street!
Hell yeah, just rinse that off in the sink and…
I don’t even rinse them, just remove the knot and blow them up for your next party.
i keep trying to get secondhand underwear but the upcharge is ridiculous
Secondhand needles, on the other hand, are free. People just leave them lying about!
Hell yeah!
I don’t trust second hand electronics due to the fact that you’re often playing Russian roulette with them
And I don’t like the idea of buying chairs and mattresses second hand because of bodily fluids or the chance someone died in one
To downvoters: I want to let you know that Surveillance Capitalism really like to keep track of Serial Numbers, especially IMEIs of phones. If you happen to buy a used phone that a violent criminal used, you could end up with a no-knock warrant being served on you because they would be triangulating your phone with the IMEI, and the authorities think the criminal still uses the phone, not realizing they already sold it and got a new burner.
Very far-fetched, I know, but that’s the worst case scenario. But there are also more common problematic situations you get get caught up in:
For Example: You could also get your phone locked because it was part of payment plan, and the previous owner stops paying (maybe because they lose their job or something), and sold the phone off to get some cash.
If you don’t know, Samsung and Motorola (and perhaps other manufacturers as well) has the ability to disable your phone and hold the data hostage, yes, actually prevent you from accessing your data until you pay. (Carriers probably can’t disable your phone, only block the IMEI, but if the financing goes through the manufacturer themselves, they could stop you from using your phone, even local access to files)
By the time you find out, you could be too late to return the phone or chargeback.
There’s just too much that can go wrong with electronics, especially phones.
Damn near every piece of tech I own is used. I’ve only had 1 or 2 duds. I figure that it’s worth it as I’m paying less than 1/3 most of the time.
My general rule on secondhand goods is “nothing permeable, unless it can survive going through the washer on the steam clean setting.” Secondhand clothes are fine, as long as they can survive a good strong washing. Secondhand furniture is OK as long as it’s not upholstered, like a table or dresser. But couches and mattresses? Forget it. My washing machine can’t fit a love seat inside it.
2nd hand underwear?
Yes, but fast fashion, fast furniture, etc.
fast furniture
If you make it from sapient pearwood
Nah, it’s chipboard, sometimes with cardboard as filler. My Ikea GAMER desk, while million times better as a desk than what I previously had (an old Polish socks drawer that happened to be at the correct height), it’s not very good for anything beyond that, also it’s like it’s starting to fall apart a bit.
That’s why I prefer to build my own furniture out of solid hardwood.
Fast global warming
Not sure about second hand stuff… Don’t want my gun to jam when fighting fascists.
Used guns are not much of a reliability concern. They’re pretty durable goods. Plus, you should really be looking the thing over in person before you buy it anyway, and ideally put a few magazines through it.
This is exactly what he wanted. You are now buying amongst yourselves. Not saying it’s bad advice, but worth pointing out
“Hurr durr I’m going to make up bullshit to male orange cheeto look good by twisting bad things to make them look good”
That’s you, that’s what you sound like by the way
Your god emperor orange cheeto wants to kill people for not being white or being LGBTQ+
Shut the fuck up about how the orange cheeto is doing good because we both know its bullshit
Fasciasts aren’t welcome here
Wait. What? I hate trump. My point wasn’t “hey, look how smart he is”. It was “you might think this is a life hack, but its not. This was the intended outcome”
It certainly was not. The idiot just thought this would be a great way for him and his buddies to rake in money. He never imagined people might stop buying new.
it is almost the intended outcome, and economically is quite similar.
Buying some old shirts =/= restoring the manufacturing sector of the United States.
Is this true? Buying second hand doesn’t add to gross economic output, and doesn’t add anymore jobs. I only buy smartphones second hand because the market for them is so evil, with all these throwaway landfill devices. Its one of the only boycotts I can do in this smartphone dependent world.
if reported creatively enough it could boost GDP, and increase the number of “independent businesses” which can be assumed to have at least one employee (the owner/ person wearing /selling clothes)
you aren’t thinking about cooking the books hard enough.
Or, better yet, just give the stuff you don’t need to the people interested in getting it, and participate in mutual exchange.
Crush capitalism!
- Posts item for free
- Gets message “how much does this cost?”
- ”Its free”
- ”Can you deliver it to me? (Insert some excuse here)”
That’s when you make them pay the shipping + a bit of extra charge for your time since they did asked for price before.
Even if you intend to give it away for free, still price it. Once it’s free it will attract a lot of… shady characters. In my experience at least. Even asking a very cheap price will almost eliminate all the weirdos and odd requests. It’s like they only search for stuff that’s free. When it came to my kid’s old toys I ended giving it away for free when they came to pick it up with cash in hand.
Off Topic: But its the same reason why there are adoption fees on pets. Otherwise there are weirdos trying to hurt kittens.
Yep! This has worked really well for me! If I list things as free, I tend to get people with tons of questions and excuses, and lots of flakes or scammers. If I post things with a pretty low price, people are usually much more pleasant to deal with.
Free table - sits out for days
Put an 100 dollar sign on the table - stolen in 5 minutes
This is actually a tactic Antoine-Augustin Parmentier used to popularize potatoes in France. He couldn’t get people to accept potatoes, so he placed armed guards to protect the plants, and withdrew them at a certain point in the day so that people could steal them.
put item on sidewalk with sign that says “free!”
Item sits there for months
Remove sign that says free, and replace with one that says “$100 OBO”
Item is gone by morning
“Unfortunately, no. I currently don’t have resources to deliver stuff, but I’ll be happy to see you at my place!”
But yeah, classic on your end :D
