An article from the Jan/Feb 2008 issue of Liberal Judaism today magazine covering the Bet Tikvah (Barkingside) siyyum hatorah.
Next to me is the Rabbi completing the last letter of the restored Sefer Torah. This one was purchased from e-bay (I would caution against this unless you have excellent guidance) and was firtunately in very good condition. Everyone had a wonderful time celebrating the 'previously loved' Torah (which is apparently how people refer to second hand nowadays.
The article shows how they obtained the Torah.