cantelever not straight, advise please.


So I purchased a Dynavector 17D Mk2 from a fellow audiogoner here a couple weeks ago and received it yesterday. First thing I did was open the box and without removing the cart from the mounting plate or even removing the stylus guard I peeked a look at the cantelever. First thing I noticed is that it is not straight (by that I mean not parallel to the sides and square to the front of the cartridge body) I have seen other Dynavectors advertised as not having straight cantelvers and have purposly avoided them. The one I bought was advertised as being like new with 10 hours of use, no mention of the cantelever not being straight.

I'm not splitting hairs here either, it's way off, to the point where you could not use the cartridge body to align it.

I don't know how much of a big deal this is, except that I now own a cartridge that I would not sell without stating clearly that the cantelever is not straight.

I talked to the selling and he says he checked it under a microscope and that is was straight when it left his hands.

I don't think this is my problem at all and I should be offered a refund, but I'm not so sure the seller sees it that way. I told him I would be willing to give it a try, but if it falls off or something then he should stand behind it. I don't think he likes that either.

Just thought I'd run it by you guys here and see what the general consensus would be and if you think I should should just drop it mount it and hope it is OK, or demand a refund.
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I have a real allergy to people NOT accurately describing their gear. First, I'd ask myself if this fellow has stellar feedback. If he does, he should want to keep it that way by making you happy. If he has lousy feedback, you should have never done business with him.
If it was rated as a 9 or 10 then I would ask for a refund. Its not as advertised.
I bought the same Cartridge early last year [2007 ha ha] . There was no mention of an off line Cantilever in the Ad although it was about 10 degrees off line . I negotiated a partial refund of 25% and kept it . This was after I tried the Cartridge . I aligned the Cantilever rather than the Cartridge Body . This is easily done on most Alignment Protractors . IMO the sound and integrity was not compromised at all .
My concern like yours was with selling the Dynavector some day . I couldn't in all honesty not mention the problem . I will have to ask less than if the Cantilever were straight . This is why I asked for a partial refund .
I hope this helps .
If it was mine, Id consider it useless, get my money back and get a new cartridge. A bent cantilever can not be fixed except by replacing it. By "straightening", it, whose to say that the diamond is in its optimum position. No thanks = not for me.
I'd ask for a refund too. I am all for buying used gear, but I would never buy a used cartridge though. I learned my lesson there years ago. Descriptions and opinions differ greatly on how "used" a cartrdige is.

Cheers,
John