Depending on the item, I always find myself looking first for good used parts. You never know what someone might have laying around that they are no longer using or need/want to sell. Heck my whole car is USED. It would have been nice to just go buy a brand new sports car but instead I chose to buy a 13 year old car. I'm not opposed to buying new parts but they are indeed more expensive. In this case the difference could be several hundreds of dollars. My posting was just a way to shout out and see what my options might be.