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Hi @Mrfredsporty : I like craigslist for this reason: there are the occasional excellent buys to be found there. You are able to play the guitar too which is darn near requisite for a new/new to me guitar joining my guitarsenal. There are a few dealers who I trust and know well enough to have conversations regarding tone, geometry, setup. I have bought without playing from and so far no disappointments. (once I had a small problem from Music Villa in Montana but the deal we agreed to meant they were unwilling to fix something I thought was unstandard and the fix was not too costly.) D-28d from Martin are lovely. I would encourage you to explore some other rosewood dreadnoughts from smaller builders as well. There are the occasional screaming deals to be had, not so much in new but rather in the used markets at places like Dave’s guitars in LaCrosse Wisconsin, or Eddie’s Guitars in St Louis MO, or Heartbreaker Guitars in Las Vegas NV, or Dream Guitars in Asheville, NC. The best deal I ever saw on a used guitar was a on a Preston Thompson OM sold by Heartbreaker Guitars It was 10 years old, someone had traded it in. I wish I could say I was the beneficiary of that deal but It went to one of my best Guitar Buddies. Have fun in your hunt and play everything you can get your hands on. You may be surprised by a smaller not on your current radar. The hunting is as fun for me as the owning. It is the Acoustic Life.