Thanks for the suggestion Steffen. I'm not sure the returns desk would consider it a defect, but in any case, it is good enough for now.
My main concern now is something for my 8" SCT OTA. There seems to be no well sized hardcase for this OTA with visual back attached. Pelican 1650 is suggested a lot, but it is huge. The source of the Craftright cases apparently make one that will take the OTA, but looks to be just a little too short to accommodate a visual back fitted:
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/22-24160