I bought a used Epson 4990 on Ebay (forerunner to the v600 or v700). A few things to consider:
1) If you buy used, look for a scanner that still has the plastic guides that originally came with it (if there were any).
2) If you might ever want to scan negatives, not all scanners will do that so pay special attention for that feature (the 4990 does a great job with negatives). There are also differences in the size of the negatives that different scanners can handle, which can come into play if you are scanning older large acetate or glass plate negatives.
3) When I scan using my laptop's built-in scan function, the scans are clear but the colors always require some adjustment. Epson has the software for all of its scanners on their site for free download, and when using that to create the scans the colors are much better without touching any settings, so I would be sure to use the software that came with the machine instead of the scan function that comes with every computer.
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