As I'm sure you know from guitar buying & selling, a good deal on the used market will be what you need and then hopefully you'll get most of your money back on it when you sell, minus fees and shipping, etc. Also, if anyone hasn't mentioned it, a comparably nice mandolin will cost double what a guitar will. So if you know what a $500 guitar is like, that's what you can expect from a $1000 mandolin. $1000 guitar=$2000 mandolin. Or there about.
A recent used JBovier F5 might be in your $1000-$1500 range and would hold its value. They are imports, but are good ones. They don't appear that often though.
A used Kentucky KM-1050 or KM-1500 would be in that range and would likely resell ok too.
Something like this, though I'd bargain on it a bit:
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/154089#154089
The Collings MT is a good one in that range. You don't need to buy a lefty converted to righty at that price. Here's one for the same money:
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/153917#153917
Here's an even better one:
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/153837#153837
Here's one for $2200
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/153736#153736
But if you've gotta have the F5 scroll, a Collings is a long way out of your price range.
A used Eastman mandolin will likely hold its value too.
If you're looking at the high end of your price range, a used Northfield NF5S would be my pick if you can find one.
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