You're not wrong. I rationalise my continually growing guitar collection as an investment - and they do hold their value more or less... some are heading up... but then I only ever sold one and regretted that. I definitely have an Ibanez problem...

If you can afford to have your first guitar be a quality instrument, all power to you. I was 8 and a $50 plywood classical was my first guitar... but it was exciting for me to climb the gear ladder.

And that $50 classical has to be worth at least $51 by now... ;)