Is this normal?

So I just purchased a 'brand new' Crossfire HPA tank for the price of
a new one. As I have been examining it, I have found many scratches
and a few places where there were minor chips from metal. Is this
normal on a tank or is this tank used and was I tricked? If so, what
should I do?

Where did you purchase it from?

Uhhhh... when you buy a new car is it scratched and chipped? Nope. You got screwed. If you got it from Ebay, pray you have a copy of the page and make sure there's no stupid fine print crap. If you got it from an on-line store, call them and e0mail them and tell them to either A) send you a new tank and you'll send the crappy one back or B) get a refund and send it back (after they know you're sending it back). If that doesn't work (for a company, not Ebay), consult the local phone book, call the Attorney General for your area, and he/she will tell you what to do, and they'll prolly fry the company you bought it from.

I just noticed a crack at the top of the tank

Yikes, I doubt any field will fill that tank if it's that damaged. If you bought it online, call the store directly and complain. If you bought it from a local store, double check the tank before you accept the replacement.

Wow you got hosed!!!

I've had the worst luck ordering nitro tanks online. The first one I got was for the most part a prototype ACI bulldog with a recharge rate that could barely keep up with pump guns. PaintballGear.com was the retailer and they basically said tough luck since I had already used it (obviously this was when I noticed the recharge rate blew.) Luckily the local store owner was a lifesaver and called ACI, ordered the new oring kit and installed it all free of charge - which he usually doesn't do if you buy the equipment from somewhere else. The shootdown ended with the new orings, but I sold the tank a short while later. More and more mega-online stores offering incredibly low prices have become far worse in the customer service/satisfaction department. IMO, it's worth spending the extra couple of bucks from noteworthy stores like CountyPaintball.com , G3pb.com and compulsivepaintball.com . They're pretty much "mom and pop" style online retailers and customer satisfaction is their number 1 priority.

shooky wrote: Yikes, I doubt any field will fill that tank if it's that damaged. If you bought it online, call the store directly and complain. If you bought it from a local store, double check the tank before you accept the replacement.

I have a fiber wraped tank with a little chip...will they fill that?? (my sister got mad n threw it down a few days ago n it was out of air so i dont kno if there are any leaks)