Taylor 2017 LTDs

terryd , there is an example I can think of - there is a 2011 Taylor DNCE-FLTD for sale in the shop in town. The guitar is a dread cutaway, with spruce top and quilted sapele body. It's dressed up, gold Gotoh tuners, and relatively fancy inlaid fret markers. It is in great condition, cannot easily tell its a used guitar by looking at it. I nearly fell in love with it last fall. It's a great sounding guitar, but I wasn't really looking for a dread. I ended up with the 2016 514ce-LTD. They had a price on it of $3399.99, and when the fellow in the shop noticed my interest he remarked that I could take it home for $2600. The Taylor MSRP was $4298, so that tag price is nearly at MAP new. The Taylor page: www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/acoustic/dnce-fltd 
 Here is another currently for sale on the web: www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-TAY-DNCEFLTD-LIST this one listed at $2299. I saw another Reverb page where that model sold for $2199 in Nov 2016.
Two weeks ago the one in the shop was still hanging there. I didn't check the tag, although I did pick it up to listen to it again. They had another used LTD in there as well, but I didn't look at it as closely as I did the first one. I will however check on both of them the next time I'm in the shop.
 So the used DNce-FLTD in the shop is priced as though it has held its value, but it's been hanging there for 10 months that I've seen. I believe the other two prices are perhaps a better indication of value.

My buddy Dave thinks that my 514ce-LTD is a special guitar, not because it's an LTD, but simply because he has become enamored with it. I cannot blame him, I've certainly been under its spell since January. I agree with him that the balance of the tonewoods gives the guitar more than a great sound, its appearance is also enhanced by the combination.

I'd say TonyKgull   has the gist of it - but I'm not likely to find out as a seller. I don't often sell guitars, and I'm certainly not planning on selling that one....