Second hand pram sets/car seats

What are people’s opinions on second hand travel pram systems, particularly car seats and bases?

Most we are seeing in shops new are around £1200 which seem so expensive. I am seeing second hand ones for sale in great condition and barely used but am being ridiculed by family members for even thinking about a second hand car seat, even if barely used. Just open to peoples thoughts and opinions!

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I personally wouldn’t get a second hand car seat unless it was from a family member.
Pram I would though.

I wouldn’t go for a second hand car seat. You just don’t know what’s happened to them and it’s not worth the risk!
Have a shop around if you’ve found a travel system you like. In store and on the companies website they wanted £1400 for our travel system. We found the exact same for £800 on UK baby centre x

We got a second hand pram and just proper disinfected it and then did another wet hoover wash and it looked brand new, saving us over £1000!! Car seat I wouldn’t really trust. We did get a used cybex one for £25 it looked brand new and the person said she didn’t use it much at all and it had no accidents but idk if I would’ve bought another used one

Wouldn’t personally use a second hand seat unless it was from a trusted family member or friend. Also they do have an expiry on them. A friend who bought a second hand pram/push chair said she wish she hadn’t as it she used it for a lot of miles and it had already been around the block a lot. We went for new and paid £1060 for a pixel pro 3 car seat two twisting bases and a Nuna Mixx next pram and bassinet. There is a good car seat fb page (bump to booster) which can give good safe info for car seats as there are some really not great ones out there and some that offer a poor fit.

We brought a second hand travel system just didn’t use the car seat and brought that new!!

Got the pushchair and everything else professionally cleaned and never had any issues!! I wasn’t paying £1300 new for the mamas and papas ocarro which is what I wanted, we paid £350 for everything including all the extra like cosy toes, the sheep skin liner etc !!

Would you trust a stranger with the life of your child, because that's essentially what's at stake here. People can lie and say it's never been in an accident. You wouldn't know by looking at it.

Good quality safe car seats can be bought cheaply. Good quality 2nd hand travel system can also be bought cheaply, so buy them separately and keeping your little one safe.

Use a 2nd hand pram dealer like bambinos and beyond to get a travel system at a big discount

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