Uh Oh! Didn't realize it was the same fiddle Charlie encountered in 2012 that had a number of issues...I stand corrected!
I don't know much about prices but I'm pretty confident that you will never find "a steal" at that store. :ganz
Have you been there, and checked prices? :hmm
This guitar has been around. I bought it it 2012. Read this:
http://www.es-335.org/2012/12/10/logo-no-go/
I don't know this guitar and I have no dog in this fight, but after reading your article, I must say that your "clamp marks" look like perfectly normal router bit marks to me. They're even the correct diameter of the router bit used. Not to mention that to replace a neck there is no reason to clamp where you see the marks. You'd clamp the neck tenon, not the bottom of the pickup route.
There simply is no reason to place clamps where you see the "marks":
Where the two marks overlap you can clearly see that they were made by a 3/8" plunge router bit.
Maybe you have to have hands on experience with routers and renecking guitars to see it, but it's pretty obvious.