This is the California Special I got on Ebay the other day.  
Great guitar but appears to have a crack at headstock!  
Anybody know how to evaluate the seriousness of this?  
I can send it back for refund if I move quickly.

Man, that bites. I'm no expert. I'd say take it to a local luthier for a 'best guess' if you have time. Nice looking guitar. How does she play and sound?

Where is the crack and how bad is it.Maybe a local repair shop could fix or you may have to return it to the mother ship.In either case you will have only a fraction of the cost of a new one,and they ain't gittin cheaper.
 
Chuck

Sounds great, plays great, looks like the pictures.  Its been played A LOT, but seems okay other than the crack.
 
I got it at a good price with the intention of using it as a banger (an alembic banger, don't hear that much) so my goal is to make it work

Hey wait a minute.  The serial number says C but not CS.  Anybody able to tell me the meaning?
 
88CxxxxUSA

C is for Custom. Check the Reference Page on the main site for the serial number system.