buying a guitar from an area with high humidity?

Should I be concerned with purchasing a guitar (online) from a

guitar shop that is located in a place with high humidity?

Extreme humidity can be damaging to a guitar just as extreme dryness can. My [u]guess[/u] is that dryness is more worrisome than moisture but that's a question for the Guitar Tech. Direct your question to the Ask a Guitar Tech sub-forum for an authoritative discussion.

Whatever... it's not the area that the guitar originates from that is the main consideration, it's the environment that the instrument was kept in. Was it high humidity as well, or was it in an air conditioned space? If air conditioned, is there instead a concern for too low humidity?

I would expect a 'guitar shop' in an high-humidity area to be air conditioned like other stores... maybe with more of an eye to guitar-friendly conditions, commonly said to be 45 - 55% humidity, but around the clock air conditioning none the less.

First find out how and where the guitar was kept.

I stay in Malaysia and i must say its very annoying to put any guitar strings other than Elixir.

Guitar strings tend to rust so fast and food also tend to rot out of fridge if kept a bit long, So do Potato chips get soft after 2 hour of exposure.

Anyway, i never had a problem with my guitars whatsoever. Maybe you will need to take it for setup once received but it shouldnt be a problem.

Get that guitar and rock on ;)

P.S. Malaysia is as Humid as Hawaii, 77% humidity rate !