- I'd say its a lot like buying anything used. Research the buyers feedback.
- Not sure about the warranty. A good manufacture will take care of you and back up their product unless its been very abused. Glad the video helped.
- You can use either FFP or SFP to Mil/MOA distance. The trick with SFP is you need to use the correct magnification to get an accurate range estimation.
Here's a better explanation of SFP ranging.