Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
What is their age?
I don't mind buying used stuff in general, but winter tires is one thing that I would never buy used.
I disagree 100%. I have had great success buying winter tires but as others have mentioned look at not just tread depth but date code. Its too easy to spend more on a used set just because "they cost $xxx new." I made that mistake with some new-old-stock type Michelin's a couple of years ago. Replaced those with a real steal on some used Blizzaks.
Now, all that said, make sure you price out what some new options would cost. If you can get setup for, say $500 with new and used 2-season old tires are running $300 on the market then are you really saving any money long run?
Those Blizzaks were a beast in snow, it was a mild winter but I had to run my Mustang all winter. It did fine one morning through 10 inches of thick, wet crap. Other years, other pony cars, have done great with iPike W409, Yoko Iceguards and Michelin X-ice2. Sometimes new, sometimes used depending on what pricing and availability was like