They offered me $80 off for that missing chunk. I sent it back and went with this plan instead:
The crack in question:
Besides that little flaw it looked genuinely new, with all of the protective plastic still on it and no dust gathered anywhere. It even came with the Sterling gig bag. And when I added it to the cart …
I took that as a good omen and went for it.
Rather than post the same thing twice, I’ve got a pic of the bass and the end of the story in the Show Us Your Basses thread.
Click Here to read the rest in the Show Us Your Basses thread.

