Thanks for your wisdom, BobHokiebob wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:44 pm Not really prepared to discuss the market for high end guitars in GB but maybe something my grandfather taught me many years ago applies.
He was a successful business man and he told me that he knew he was successful when he could make it a policy in his personal life that if he wanted something he just went ahead and bought it.
When I was shopping for a guitar a number of years ago I was considering a number of guitars that cost less than a Collings. Then I went to a dealer and played a D2H. It was more expensive than
other guitars that I was considering and more expensive than the budget that I had set in my mind but the sound just got stuck in my head. My wife and I spent well over an hour in the shop without committing so we finally excused ourselves and went to a nearby cafe for lunch. While eating I don't think we even mentioned the guitar but it was certainly stuck in my head. I was caught in what is called paralysis by analysis as I considered all the + and -. Finally as we were waiting for the check my dear wife looked at me and said "You want it, don't you?" I told her "Yes". She said "Then lets go buy it." So we went back and I asked for a token discount just to feel good about my business acumen and the dealer accepted my offer.
10 years later I still have and love that guitar. Any consideration of resale value is moot as it will never be my concern.
As the great philosopher Yogi Berra said "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
Oliver Wendell Holmes had this to say "“Many people die with their music still in them. Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it time runs out.”
It sounds from your original post that you really want to buy this guitar and are seeking justification. My advice. Don't let time run out. Go get it.
Bob
A lot of what you say resonates very much with my thinking and as I said in my reply to Jack, I actually made a very good offer to the shop - way over my budget. But it wasn't accepted.
I am predominately an electric guitar player (I have 7 electrics, including 2 CS Strats a CS Les Paul and a signature Gretsch 6120). These days I have less time to play acoustic. If I didn't have the Gibson SJ-200, I would have pulled the trigger on the Collings as I would have been able to justify to myself (and other powers) that I need at least one good quality acoustic.
I think I will just survey the net for a good deal to come about. What I hear about Collings is that they are very consistent, which plays to my advantage in that it will be a relatively lower risk to buy second hand.
It sounds like you love your D2H. Enjoy it!