I would like to add a bit to my previous posts in this thread. In particular this is a bit of advice for people looking for used test gear, and who are *not* living in one of the major industrial countries of the world (US, AU, UK, DE, RU, CN, etc.)
Here is what usually happens in Denmark, and I strongly suspect this applies to many other small, industrialized countries:
If you had told me you have been unable to find a nicely working old analog scope for $50 or so, both for sale online and located within this country, then I would tend to believe you. The reason is that people in the know, who are the ones selling the gear you want, tend not to sell it in Denmark! The people you are looking for usually do so either via ebay.co.uk, or ebay.de. Alternatively they sell or give stuff away via local, private channels (clubs, friends, etc.)
The online local market for used electronics is very small here, and tend to be dominated by amateur 'tradesmen', who have seen the TV shows on how to find and flip Expensive Stuff(TM) for a quick buck. So if a very inexpensive yet 'good' piece of gear comes up for sale on an auction site, they tend to be snapped up by these amateur money makers. After a while the buyer realizes their mistake/goes broke/finds a new job, and all the gear they picked up for cheap gets crushed and recycled, thus wasting it.
The original seller, who wanted an enthusiastic newcomer to have a nice piece of gear, has thus wasted an opportunity to help someone. On the other hand he will also know that the real price for, say, and old scope is very low. So actually selling it out of the country may cost a ton in shipping and not be worth the effort of properly packaging it.
Thus, once a piece of gear becomes sufficiently inexpensive or too bulky, people tend to just store it, and wait for an opportunity to give it away/sell it for a token amount.
Of course people do also like to know who they give stuff away to, and they will perhaps ask for a token 'payment', just to help ensure the recipient won't just turn around and try to sell the item for a quick profit.
So tl;dr: The good yet inexpensive stuff is here, it just doesn't appear online for sale very frequently. May take a bit of effort to find and talk your way into. But sitting in front of the telly hitting buttons may not get you very far here...