The want ads / classifieds/gunbroker are filled with used guns that have probems.
When SKB first came to populaity they were frowned upon by many for not being a remington/browning (haha)/ etc.
I buy used very frequently, but that used "better" gun you buy has a far better chance of being someones lemon than the gun they kept.
"Hey, I bought this gun and it had problems, but I kept it"
" I bought it, it had problems, so I moved it down the road."
You tell me which is most likely.
All that said, lots of new stuff is to a rpice point. You can take advantage of wage disparity if you like. Its real.
I do both.