I swore off a long time ago. Never again. Then last week I'm passing this place that sells guitars and CDs, so I go in to look at the discs - there's this far East dreadnaught with a solid top in the corner, winking at me. I try it out - the bridge slide is distorted, but I can fix that. It still plays well, and the sides appear to be solid rosewood. The top is four-piece, but it's 16 lines to the inch!
How much - less than $200 - well, would you have resisted? It's better than any $1000 guitar I've played in the last ten years!