It’s no secret that it’s been getting harder and harder to purchase products as they come out. With growing inflation, wages stagnating and a looming global recession, it’s getting very tough to keep up with buying products brand new. For this reason, the second-hand market has been booming of late thanks to online shopping becoming easier to navigate for buyers and sellers, allowing many to save heaps on various products.

There is also an environmental bonus of buying secondhand as well. Every year, the world throws away around 44.7 million tonnes of electronic trash, which could do better in your hands than in a landfill degrading or tucked away in the cupboard.

Buying second-hand comes with a level of risk, however, but there are ways to protect your purchase and ensure that you’re not buying a lemon. Here are some of the most lucrative second-hand markets and ways to protect yourself.

Exercise Equipment

‘My new year’s resolution is to get fit this year!’ Is often something a lot of people tell themselves. They’ll stock up on fresh exercise equipment, stay with it for a little bit and then sell off their equipment when life starts to get in the way and they lose that initial momentum.

This means there’s plenty of exercise equipment available secondhand in good quality for you to pick up and use yourself. While sometimes people will sell their old gear because they want to…