yes! it sucks. every store MAY have one or two lefty guitars but they are all the starter guitars that you are goin in there to replace. i found a store in houston called "southpaw guitars". they have all the big name brands along w/ lesser known ones but the point is they have good lefty guitars. a large selection of 'em. i played what i wanted there and figured out what i wanted. then i ordered one from another store. im sure there are lefty stores elsewhere but this one was great. i was there for 3+hours.
Yeah, it is incredibly hard to find good left handed guitars. The only way is to order them. Every now and then a shop will have a used one or you can find decent stuff on ebay, but mostly it is just a bunch of starter kits and beginning guitars.