RE: New or used leopold?
This may also help you make a decision.
This year the VX-III has the new index matched lenses for much brighter and clearer optics than last years models. They really are brighter, crisper, and clearer than last years VariX-III models.
This years VX-II is the same scope (glass, coatings) as previous years VariX-III so you will be getting better quality optics with this years VX-II as opposed to last years VariX-II.
Personally I hate to buy used hunting equipment of most any kind. You just never know.