My son bought one on Ebay. I forgot the brand and the amount of money, but it was a really good brand for a good price -- not a steal, but nice.

He played it and loved it for several months, then noticed that the neck had been patched. He suddenly became very dissatisfied with it. Hubby told him he was satisfied earlier then asked what had changed. Hubby then offered to buy it from him for what he paid for it, and he shut up.

I think it was from a guitar store and not an individual. The repair job was very difficult to detect.