I'm toying with the idea of a CBA accordion, now that I'm trying to play some Chenier songs. I see Excalibur has a 5 row, 3 treble voice box. I know they are a less expensive brand, but, just wondering if I'll be "not paying for what I'm not getting", or, worse "paying for what I'm not getting".

Anyone know?

However, I'm reading nothing but horror stories about this guy's business practices (Jim Laabs, who apparently owns Excalibur accordions).

I wouldn't buy anything from a seller with as many complaints as Laabs Music.
Even if one out of 10 were true, that's a LOT of complaints...

Only one in ten complaints about me are true. I know, because I'm the one complaining.