Maybe Louis can help.
Is he capable of making "mistakes" ("B" stock)? My college roommate worked for Electro Voice and it amazed me how many veneering mistakes they made (1970's)and then had to discount by 67%. And not just little speakers, most I saw/heard were large $1500/pair MSRP 3-way horns with 15 inch woofers.
Maybe he'd have cancelled orders. (Why, oh why would anyone do that?)