Finish cracks from shipping?

[BarbMaxey]

Question-- is it possible to have a crack on each side of the guitar about a 1/4" inside the edge, on the guitar top along the curve of the body (between sound hole & edge of guitar) about 2" long, that would happen from shipping?  It looks like it is not in the wood because it doesn't run with the wood grain. I just received my 414 ce back from Taylor after upgrading the ex system to 9 volt.  It is possible I hadn't noticed these two cracks before... Because I didn't look it over that carefully before. Thanks for any input!!!!

[Jersey tuning]

It would be very surprising if Taylor took on the repair without advising you of a pre-existing condition, so it's likely that the cracking occured during handling or shipping.

[M19]

Happened twice to me, not on Taylors though.

[BarbMaxey]

Great.... Ok   Thank you. Did you get them repaired or make the shippers cover it? Trying to figure out how the finish would crack & not the wood.... But I guess it doesn't matter how-- since it is.