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Thanks a lot everyone! Seems like a pretty clear situation, I'm sending it back.

Hi all,

I recently bought my first bass, a Hofner Ignition Club. It was advertised as undamaged B stock (i.e. someone returned it), but it did arrive slightly damaged. I suspect something happened during transport.

I'm trying to figure out if the damage is cosmetic only it's worth keeping the bass for home use at a much reduced price, and would love to hear the opinion of someone more experienced with basses.

There are cracks in the lacquer in around where the neck is attached to the body. Not sure if it's cosmetic or something more worrying (neck feels 100% solid, no movement).

Then I'm not sure about the pickups. The neck pickup has a slight angle, i.e. it's not parallel to the strings. Is this normal? It's hard to see in picture I found online. The bridge neck does move very slightly when I push it in, also not sure if this is normal.

The bass sounds fine to me, but I don't have much to compare it to.

Cheers,

Oliver