I'm guessing the dollar amounts involved for the sorts of things you mention would be less than I could be bothered with. I pretty much decided that less than $50-$100 was about my floor where I would consider eBay.
Not completely, recently I was in the market for some very specific pull handles for a dresser that i'm building. When I googled it, 2 websites selling very expensive recreations came up, and 1 ebay auction selling a modestly priced antique version, and an etsy store. Actually, the ebay link was quite useful to me to be honest.
I buy and sell on eBay, but I only sell things on it that I'm OK with losing without compensation, which generally means small items of moderate value that I am trying to get rid of to declutter. Low-value items get donated or trashed. Free or high-value items are given away or sold for cash through Craigslist or other in-person means. This has worked out pretty well for me so far.
Buying used can be quite a shitshow though. If there was an alternative to ebay, where the used stuff I'm buying can be certified that they have been properly cleaned, repaired as needed, and have whatever defects transparently labeled, I would love it. Oh, and they won't scam me hopefully. That's the biggest thing. I don't want to get scammed by someone trying to offload their garbage.
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