Do/would you buy used shoes... Danskos to be exact?

I've bought two pair of used danskos on ebay. For $20 or less, they were a steal! I have a family owned shoe shop in my town that is an authorized dansko repair center and then cleaned and sanitized them for me, maybe that's an option for you?

I'd get them and clean the insides with rubbing alcohol if I was afraid of any bacteria.

Used shoes ick me out. I didn't even like when I was a teen and my sister would wear my shoes.

Yes, I have, and would again.

For me it isn't an ick factor but the fact, even with a small amount of wear, shoes do mold to the shape of a foot and the roll of their gait so they can end up impacting my feet/legs if I"ll be wearing them to do a lot of standing...

So, dress shoes I'll mostly sit while wearing, ok. But a work shoe that I'll be on my feet in for hours at a time, no.

I've bought used shoes many times off eBay and Poshmark

I borrowed a friend's running shoes in gr. 1 and I got a wart on my foot after that. Never again!

No way in hell. My feet sweat a lot so just thinking about someone else's foot funk and then putting my foot in there.... ::::shudder:::. Just no. Please I agree with the molding comment. It doesn't seem like a healthy thing to do.

I have but it depends how much they have been previously worn. I would assume that a pair that have been barely worn or in like new condition have not been worn enough to mold to a persons foot yet.

No, used shoes for me.

I would, for something that isn't all-day type wear. The cleanliness can be dealt with but the moulding/shaping might not work if they've been worn very much.

I buy and wear used shoes all the time. The ones I buy always look as though they have never been worn, no dirt or impressions on the inside, often no wear on the sole. I wouldn't buy something that seemed to have been well worn, even if it was still in good condition. 

I have found that with footwear, it seems that either people like their shoes and wear them often, or they try them once and don't find them comfortable and get rid of them. Sometimes they buy them on line and the size was wrong and they can't return them or return shipping is cost prohibitive. Or they lose the receipt, got them as a gift and just don't like them, etc. 

I have never bought shoes on line though, either ebay or retail, because I want to try them on and be sure the fit and feel is good. Not sure what Danskos are, and whether you have tried on an identical pair in the store, or had some previously to be sure the size and style were perfect for you. That would be more of a concern to me than the fact that they are 'used'. 

As long as they look 'new' I have no issue with buying previously unenjoyed shoes. 

My Mom had this big thing growing up about buying good shoes and no hand me down shoes. According to her they mold to your feet so to speak and everyone's feet/gait is different so shoes are a one person deal. So no, I wouldn't buy used shoes.

I won a pair of Dansko's off eBay a month ago. Good price, barely used, no foot impressions, no problem.