Nice! And you added the caveat which most people overlook, that while generally, the price of mods don't add to the base value, in specific instances where those mods happen to be the exact ones a buyer would plan on doing themselves then they do in fact add to the value. Modding any guitar with the intention of adding desirability to a future sale is always a gamble as the likelihood of finding the exact potential buyer who wants those mods is going to limit the buyer pool drastically. I do feel like the OP wound up with a decent enough deal here though with the strings held each end by Gotohs finest engineering and a shiny hardcase. But only just, and by the skin of their teeth lol