"Want to know what kind of press and dies work the best ..."
Well, would you believe it's a Ford-Chevy-Dodge truck thing? What I prefer isn't what my neighbor prefers and you may not prefer what either of us prefer. Meaning, it mostly personal preferences but fact is they all work just fine. Most folks prefer whatever they started with. Most of those who prefer something else just screwed up at first and now perfer what they finally got it right on!
Presses are simple devices, no secrets to making them and all makers do a good job. I have five presses of three brands and wide price ranges, each was chosen for specific purposes, not by what is "best" because that isn't a definate thing at all.
Choose your's by how much you expect to load over the rest of your life. If you will be a low volume shooter, say less than two-three hundred rounds a year or if you aren't sure, any current press will do nicely. If you expect to load much more, say up to several hundreds of rounds a year any cast iron single stage press will work great for two lifetimes of heavy use. If you expect to shoot more than a couple thousand rounds a year you might want to consider a progressive press.
Dies are dies. I now own some three dozen die sets from all makers, have owned more but sold them. I've never found any average effective difference in function due to brand between any of them. Ammo is made on the inside and they are all made to the same (SAAMI) standards. External appearances vary greatly by price, pay what you are willing to pay for the amount of pretty you want to own.
I used to buy some items on eBay but quit. For the last few years it seems most used things go for as much as new retail, sometimes more, especially after you pay the shipping.
