As mentioned elsewhere, I am buying a new DBA. The target genre is Mexican border music (TexMex, Conhunto, Nortaneo). The dominate accordion is Hohner's Corona, Corona II and Corona Classic. With the possible exception of the Classic, these are Chinese boxes. Cheap, too, under a $1000 US. Used German II's run in the $2500 range, and still look like the Asian stuff. A $2500 Honer, probably needing a tune and maybe more, comes awfully close to the $3200 I paid for my customized Dino Baffetti. With the inclusion of bass side reeds (often omitted), the gold plate option and a couple of minor additions, it totaled out at $4000, insured and delivered to my front door. No dealer support included with a used Hohner. Baffetti is still a family affair and I'm hoping for a quality build with a minimum (read; no) of issues. We'll see. I'll report back after I receive it (mid March, 2022, covid permitting).
Press on,
Waldo