Why didn't you call Egge in the first place?
Don't know, guess I was paralyzed by fear.

Seriously I kinda wondered that myself.

First saw the flaw on Saturday and did the only thing that could be done at the time...ordered a replacement on ebay. Waited for it to arrive (late Wed) to verify whether usable. Then after seeing it wasn't, called Egge the next day (Thurs).