Picked this up the other day for £50. It was new, but had a crack on the top, near the bottom bout. I ran a bit of glue into the split and them put the thinnest skim of wood filler on it to level it out. It plays rather nice, but might try some fluorocarbons on it.
They are even more stunning in person, I know what you feel about something looking really good. They sound better than half as good as they look believe me