Do you buy new, used or new or used gear?

Pretty much exclusively preowned. I don't get the impulse to own the latest & greatest. Usually purchase well taken care of electronics 8-10yo and speakers, well my oldest set is 60 this year lol.

I have bought both new and used in the past but my current system which I have acquired in the past 7 years is all new except for some headphones which were demo units. 

Speakers and amp (the expensive stuff) used. Streamer, turntable, headphones and subs (the less expensive stuff) new.  Records (the repetitive stuff) 80/20 used/new   

In the early days 1970's, 1980's and 1990's I had new gear.  By the mid 2000's it became a combination of new and used gear, and remains that way to this very day. 👍

Since the 90's I commenced with stopping using good supplied from Brands and adopted the purchase method of having Custom Designs produced and built for me. This method evolved through the early 00's and also adopted the method to  purchase a used Branded sale item, to be sent away to undergo modifications that made the under the hood, quite different to what the original was offering.

In the late 00's the whole system was using a Source - Amplification - Speakers that were custom from scratch as a design or a substantially modified product from a earlier era.

The last of the 00's also was a time a purchased a PS Audio PWT Transport.

During the 20's bespoke custom designs are continuing to be built for me, but I also have a couple of additional items that are unique in their designs, and not produced for me but another.

The friendships developed through the methods I have selected to acquire audio equipment are very long lasting and remain toady inclusive of invites for a home visit as a social get together.