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I'm wary of anything soft, because of bed bug concerns (aside from clothes that could be washed on hot and are pretty unlikely to have a problem).

I also wouldn't buy a car seat used, for obvious reasons, though I do hope to get either my sister's or my friend's and would pay them, but I know they haven't been in an accident.

I wouldn't buy soft/cloth stuff that can't be washed, and no on car seats. Absolutely no on a pump as well, even with new tubing.

A car seat and a crib mattress.

I agree with the carseat. Not because of the expiration because you can check that before you buy, but because you never know if that seat has been in a major accident and may have some damage that you can't see.

Car seat, crib mattress, and crib--I don't like the idea of someone else's child slobbering all over/biting the crib. I am also a germophobe, though!

@travelgirl1: I never thought about babies in cities where the parents don't drive--what are the laws about baby (not a newborn) in taxi cabs? Or can/do you take public transport most places?

Crib mattress, pump and car seat

car seat, crib, mattress, pump

Car seat and pump.

Car seat, crib, crib mattress, pump, bottles, maternity underwear (like bras), toys that can only be spot washed instead of deep cleaned.

Car seat because I like knowing that nothing has happened to that car seat unless its happened in my car; crib because I like the new convertible 4-in-1 cribs that they have, no worries about drop down, etc; crib mattress because then I don't have to guess how old it is or worry about who might have been sleeping on it/what kind of living conditions of the house/etc; and pump just because, let's face it, even after someone's thoroughly cleaned is, someone elses breasts and their breast milk has been in there. Ew.
I added bottles because some of them, like the Dr. Browns, I feel like I would have to replace a few components first before I felt comfortable using it so I would just go ahead and get them new.

i wouldn't buy used carseats, breast pump without a closed system, a mattress (i would also get a new mattress for subsequent children), stuffed animals, gear that can't have the fabric removed to wash, cloth diapers with stains (i know they'd be fine, that's just my own hangup!), pacifiers, sophie the giraffe/ other teething type toys or toys that are obviously chewed, i would buy used glass bottles- but i'd replace the nipples because they deteriorate and the openings tend to widen with time.

Carseat, mattress, bibs, bottles, any fabric toys, stuffed animals...

Car seat, mattress, stroller ... anything too big to fully throw into the washing machine. Bottles and sippy cups, teethers because they're so cheap I'd rather get them new so I know the brand and know they haven't been dipped in some weird solution.

Car seat for sure as you never know they history, mattress/crib, teething toys, and nipples.