I think it's all in a matter of personal preference. I wouldn't mind purchasing used golf clubs if they were in great condition. Sometimes golfers will buy new clubs and realize they hate them, and will end up selling them. So finding something like that would be great.
I think this would be a great way to save some money, if they are in good condition. However purchasing them on Ebay may not be a good idea. How can you truly tell their condition?
That was the first thing that I got when I first began golfing. I knew that I wasn't really working with alot of money but I wanted to golf. So I went to the flea market and got me some nice clubs that cost little to nothing.
I think if you can buy expensive golf clubs then buy them even if you don't know about how much passion you do have. Because you can always sell a good set of golf clubs for a nice price but hard easy do you think you can sale a used set from the flea market.