If you wish to do a private sale, the more valuable a guitar is, the fewer people will be in the buyer poole due to needing cash, vs a business that can work trades or process plastic. I think this has a lot to do with boutique often not holding value. You need a knowledgeable buyer with cash.
He may have posted already, but a friend sells $5000ish guitars all the time on Bay Area Craigslist, with transfer at his bank or local PD. That is a very good filter of scumbags. Many people can afford the $5,000-10,000 range than in a rural county that has a small population.
I bought a guitar in a store, can't remember if it was a consignment or not, that new would be $7500. It was $5000 in VG condition, dings commensurate with a 12 year old treasured guitar. So as a buyer in a private sale I'd want to pay $4500. The $500 extra is what I expect the trusted dealer to charge and I'm happy to pay it. They took some instruments for half of the price, also IMHO worth it.
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