Maybe it was his father's guitar, and his father just died and it's a great deal. Or maybe some bracing is cracked or it needs a neck reset and it's a bad deal. I love playing and evaluating any mid to higher end guitars and also like day trips with a nice meal at Olive Garden or??? I've trained my son "you will never get a great deal on anything, if you conclude there must be something wrong with the item due to the price". Higher risk has "potential" for higher return, just like stocks. I bought a Guild F512 without seeing it, for $1000, the guy said he was a studio musician, bought it for 1 song, it was in new condition, so, I found a local music store to handle the money and ship it, it was a mint 12er.