When buying used speakers are cosmetics important to you?

Minor imperfections like scratches I don’t see unless I look for them don’t bother me.  I bought a used pair of Revel Concerta2 F35 in gloss black.  They had a few minor scratches but nothing major.  They sound great and were only $500 for the pair.  I would not buy gloss speakers again though because they show everything and I hate dusting.  

Factors like how often does the speaker come up for sale? I bought a pair of ushers be20 dmd’s the seller rated 5 of 10 but they never come up used locally, the seller did a passable job repainting them and I was confident they would resell if/when I moved to the next purchase 

Tolerance for component blemishes AND the amount of discount vs new to tolerate these imperfections is highly subjective, so sharing our individual preferences is not very helpful.

Generally, I except most used components to be at 30-50% discount vs new.  If the OP loves the Totem Element Metal speakers in excellent “flawless performance” working condition, then the 5k price (75% discount vs new) seems like a subjective sonic bargain.  

Cosmetics play a role, but overall, the sound is what I am paying for.