Yes. I’ve done this multiple times!!! Mainly because I typically sell to my local dealer. I’ve rebought some months later only to resell them down the road again
My best find was my current avatar, a S2 594 thinline. I bought it new from an online dealer as a custom color release. I sold it to local dealer after owning it for a few months. I was convinced I loved the singlecut 594 better, so I sold it. A year later I
really missed it, and had sold off my singlecut as it didn’t inspire me anymore. So I went searching for a Thinline in this rare color, and lo and behold, I find my exact same guitar being sold in a GC in Texas, about 1,800 miles away. I bought it again, and thanks to a mistake on GC part, got free shipment. It is everything I remember, but even better after I did mods that have made me fall in love with it even more.
I could have purchased other used thinlines. The GC price was very competitive to used market prices. But I really wanted this color. I waited a few weeks, and I did manage to track down another red Smokeburst, but the guy kept taking his sale down and then reintroducing it. I nearly pulled the trigger too. But then I found my old guitar. I knew it played amazingly. So why chance it again on something I may regret and sell? I bought my old guitar within a day of finding it for sale.
I certainly have pricier axes, and those with prettier woods, hardware, and finishes. But this is the one that hangs on my PRS floating guitar stand. It’s what I reach for first, despite being “just an S2”. It was meant to be. I’ve invested so much into this guitar now. And I have zero regrets. This is how it was always meant to be. It has some bumps and bruises from all the travel and will earn it’s relic great with time! I won’t be making a mistake of selling this guitar again. I’ve learned my lesson.
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