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Originally Posted by RussellHawaii
No, not in my opinion. People are often trading and selling in order to try new guitars, to thin the herd, and because it’s time for other hobbies. ...
Of course you’ll see some rejects, but I think it’s rare among quality sellers.
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I think the 'trying new guitars' and 'thinning the herd' explanations work for guitars in the $500-2,000 range and maybe a little beyond it. However, the 'special' guitar that cost the buyer an arm and a leg first time round, I cannot help but feel is being sold because it was a disappointment. Few people would shell out the big bucks required for such as Goodall, Collings, and the higher-ticket models of the 'the big three' if they did not intend the guitar to be a life guitar, I think. This has been so in my own experience. There have been a few instruments which cost me in the ballpark of $3,500-4,000 and did not live up to my expectations of them.