Would you ever buy secondhand bedsheets?

[daffodil101]

I've got my eye on an adorable mermaid sheetset on ebay.  They're Pottery Barn, and a discontinued line so they're hard to find.  Plus, overseas shipping and conversion rates make them so expensive!  I found a second hand one for half the price.  The seller has great feedback and says the set is in great condition.

My first thought was, ew, secondhand!  But then as I thought about it, we had second-hand G1 pony sheets growing up, and I have an old duvet cover proudly stashed in my collection.  Maybe it's not so bad!  What do you think of secondhand linen?

[Princess Lala]

I've done that before with my Pokemon ones! As long as they don't have stains of any kind and they are washed twice before they are given to me I will take them! *wants to continue finding missing pieces to Pokemon bed set*

This reminds me that I need to buy the G4 bedsheets at Walmart for my future pony room.....

[Einhornbaby]

Id say : why not
Clean / wash the sheets and enjoy them!

I did that with Pokemon and G1 pony stuff in the past and would do it again! Well I would not buy stuff with visible stains that wont come off but if it still looks good, Id buy it!

[mskittylovesrobin]

It's not a mattress  haha so do it! X

[Honeycomb]

To have the item in my collection, maybe yes. To sleep in them, definitely not. I find the thought alone totally gross.

[Rosencrantz]

Wash 'em and it should be good. I mean, you sleep in hotel sheets.

[kaoskat]

I've bought them before but not for use. It wouldn't bother me to buy some for use though. I've just never had the need.  I mean I wear second hand clothes sometimes and this doesn't seem any worse than that.

[joce]

I'd be very very careful. Bedbugs are rampant in certain areas. They can be very hard to get rid of. We get them at the hospital I work in and a local mcdonalds was even closed because they were infested. I would instantly do multiple hot water washes.

[Aflame]

yes but i always wash it before putting it on my bed
1st to kill bugs and stuff
2nd to make it smell of my fave smell
3rd to put on the line so it has a fresh smell too !

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Oh for sure.  But I hang it outside for 24 hours and then wash in hot water with Oxiclean! 

[Squirrelypaws]

I have no qualms about buying secondhand bedding to use. In fact, aside from a body pillow I bought at Walmart, 90% of the bedding I use (heck, 90% of what I own!) was bought secondhand.

Definitely wash it first, but honestly, I see no problem with buying used.

[Mirnyj]

I'd use second hand bedding. But buying online, I don't know. Checking the condition is so much easier in person, you know, wear, tears, fading, yellowing and sweat marks would not be nice surprises. 

[melodys_angel]

I may be in the minority..I don't think id get them to use..the thought creeps me out a bit.

Then again, I suppose if there are no stains or tears/worn patches and its washed (2..3..4 times >>) it might not be that bad.

[True]

They go in the laundry just like second hand clothes, Iv never seen a problem with it! There was a set of sheets I REALLY wanted at a salvation army the other day, but they were unfortunately to big for my bed, otherwise I would have got them... thinking back on it.. I probably should have got them just for the fabrick xD Could have used it to make curtains or something.. (which is actually a really good idea if you need a ton of fabric but don't want to pay a ton, look at thrift store sheets/curtains, you might find something good!)

I think I would buy used sheets even if they had some spotting on them, as I'm pretty good at getting stains out of fabrics and .. idk its never bothered me? I clean and sterilize things and know that I'm not going to catch any bad germs from it lol.

[shelvesofwhimsy]

Pottery Barn has awesome bedding!
I say go for it if they look good, or ask more questions/request more photos from the seller. You should be covered by ebay, so if there is a problem you could get your money back hopefully.
I would just wash them a few times with hot water to kill anything that may be there and enjoy them!