I’ve always been reluctant to buy something like an instrument off Ebay or CraigsList, but since you can go there and play it, I think that will be the over-riding factor here. I would give that a shot anyway. I can see what might happen; playing it might make it even more desirable, but that’s a good thing! Sit down and play for an hour and if it practically tries to follow you home, then I would go for it. I did that a while ago. I have a Martin HD-28 that I love more than anything, but on a recent trip to a shop in Mesa, AZ I fell in love with a Santa Cruz pre-war model. It has a totally different sound than the Martin and I regularly swap them out from day to day, practicing with one or the other. It’s nice having a backup guitar, and for those moments when a picking buddy might drop by, I’ve got a spare instrument so the two of us can jam along together.
I’m just throwing these extra “excuses” out there in case you need more ammunition for the inevitable “presentation at the spousal award ceremony!” You know of course that means that she usually demands a similarly valued indulgence. If there is no “Mrs.” then you can safely ignore the above advice. :mrgreen: