When people hunt for acoustic guitars, they sometimes think that all good acoustic guitars are the really expensive ones, which is just not always the case.  Of course, the really expensive ones will usually sound really good, but a lot of times, when you start getting into the upper price range, what you begin to pay for is the look of the guitar.  Sometimes buying a guitar will be like buying furniture in that the type of wood will vary the price, and the finish on the guitar, and how the actaul parts of the guitar not only play and work, but also how they look.