Both sellers (both girls) said they bought them in 2014, is this is a terrible idea?
With Macs, I tend to buy new, use for 5 years, and sell in order to buy new again. The issue with buying a 2012 laptop is that you're looking at needing to have the battery serviced in less than 2 years at a cost of ~$175. I'd pay $750 for the MBP you linked.
If you can afford it, buy new, buy directly from Apple, buy Applecare.
If you can't afford it, hit 9to5mac.com, wait for one of their blowout/refurb deals to show up.