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0 pointsviraptor1y ago0 comments

Or a random person gets a post-crash or faulty child seat on an offer, even though they would buy a new one instead if they were aware. The issue goes both ways and we don't seem to have enough information to post anything better than a random 1% guess.

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ty68531y ago· 2 in thread

The main value add of buying a brand new seat has always been that unless someone repackaged and returned one (which does happen), there is 0% chance it is post crash. That is the whole point of used car seats, if you are too broke to buy a new one it is almost always better than nothing and the proposition is you assume some risk but less risk than before.

consteval1y ago

I'm not sure this is true. I buy used stuff all the time, even though I can afford new stuff. All my clothes are second-hand.

The reason I do that is because I can ascertain the quality of the clothing and determine that, despite them being cheaper and used, they are just as good if not better.

I'm sure there's a lot of parents who assume, incorrectly, that a used and relatively clean car seat is just as good as a new one. So, they save a few bucks because why not?

ty68531y ago

I think the number of people oblivious to the fact that stuff like helmets and car seats have the hazard of being compromised from a crash is low enough to not distort the market much. That's part of why these items have such a discount used. Meanwhile you can sell stuff like durable name brand tools commonly for near new price.

Unfortunately when a new child arrives finances tend to be at a minimum and this deep discount works out as a almost always better than nothing and for super cheap.

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