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heres a link. Bloody pics are working
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Is there also a white line between back and top in the cutaway?
Is the finish still shiny over the pale bits, it looks it in your pics.
If there is no residue on the finish I would assume the mahogany body has shrunk and finish has popped where it joins other bits of wood.
If there is residue you can feel, it's likely been reglued... But I don't think that's what we are seeing here
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If you like it as a player, see if you can get a bit back.
If you are likely to flip it, return now to save the hassle later.
It's an expensive PRS, and PRS buyers are picky... This will affect value, as will any repair
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I asked about the white line in the cutaway as that is visible in the seller pics and points to wood movement, rather than finish separating from a knock
Either way, it is the sellers problem
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Thanks for contacting PRS Guitars.
From the photo it looks like the neck may have taken a hit causing the finish to pop in the neck joint where the neck flexed. This appears to be an aesthetic issue and does not appear to have damaged the structural integrity of the guitar. If the neck had moved out of the pocket or was damaged the guitar should not set up or play properly.
Two reasons - firstly the colour is exactly that of dried Titebond and not that of lifted finish over mahogany, and secondly if you look very closely right at the angle of the joint in the second pic you can see what appears to be a very fine crack. If the neck had come out cleanly and been reglued well, and clamped firmly, that's what you'd see.
Either way it absolutely didn't leave PRS like that, and if the seller can't show that it was disclosed fully in the description and pics, which an honest and/or sensible seller would, then you have every right to send it back.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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If I'm looking at the right listing it seems the seller was pretty careful to avoid showing that spot in the pics.
It's a similar colour to the issue here. Could be a bit of maple top that was masked wrong.... If it wasn't a PRS. Could be a similar finish issue to the neck area
On the eBay listing there is almost a similar line, but much more faint, between the pickups on the center join. I could believe all 3 could happen from a significant bash, but would expect other signs of damage somewhere
I assume it's this one from what we can see of the cutaway
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153903219641
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Titebond, even thinned, wouldn't without some evidence of injection marks. I would be checking the neck pickup cavity if I wanted to prove a repair/reset
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