Does anyone know of a good place where one could buy some good (working well/not used to death) equipment at good prices? This web series I'm about to be helping out with is in need of equipment and I think the actors my be about to have to caugh up some money too, just to get the equipment needed.

Try www.craigslist.org and www.kijiji.com, these are local classifieds, you can inspect before buying.