[earleygallery]

Be careful to consider postage, tax/import duty if buying from the USA. Also the fact that you will have little/no comeback if the items aren't exactly as you had hoped for and the hassle of returning stuff even if you do have the opportunity or warranty.

In general I find equipment is never quite as good as it is described. Mint is really EXC, EXC is really good/used etc. I allow for this myself when buying from e bay - I occassionally have a nice surprise and receive something better than expected!

You should look at some of the UK dealers websites, R gear is very good value s/h at the moment.