No tariffs...

I bought some used hard drives. How else am I supposed to get 3.2TB for $20?

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 can't eat used furniture Steve...

Or just don't buy at all.

I bought an old motorbike for 5 cases of beer this weekend.

i keep trying to get secondhand underwear but the upcharge is ridiculous

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.

Yes, but fast fashion, fast furniture, etc.

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

Yes, but... There are consequences. Used goods will also have price increase if new ones are more expensive.

Yes, I will buy secondhand Bell peppers.

Not sure about second hand stuff... Don't want my gun to jam when fighting fascists.

Also, check out your local “buy nothing” groups. Basically the only reason I still have facebook.

Hell yeah!

This is exactly what he wanted. You are now buying amongst yourselves. Not saying it's bad advice, but worth pointing out

But the value of the new product goes up if people tend to buy the used version of it.

Are you sure that's how it works? Seems like a huge loophole to avoid the tariffs