I wouldn't be to sad over it. These things happen in curves sometimes. As long as the laquer is not getting loose it should be fine. You could have it refinished but it's such a small spot...

If the frets are discolored I'd tend to blame the dealer. If the guitars play well and sounds good I'd keep it. If it bothers you see if the dealer can hook you up with a different guitar.

There is no inspection....

It IS a bummer, esp on a new guitar, but may not even be anyone's fault. Guitar could have
left the factory without the crack. Any idea when it was built? Those kinds of clear coat cracks
happen pretty easily and can occur simply due to a change in humidity. If it doesn't look like it
will spread, I'd just chalk it up to a 'character mark' and let it go.

From what I see, looks like a really nice fret job, discoloration notwithstanding.
Nice, even crowning all around...

If it were me, I'd just return it and buy a different one.

being its brand new, I'd return it

Hmmmm, I think you're right to be bummed about it. I think I would be too.

I kinda like my guitars to remain as pristine as possible and would be asking for either another one or a completely transparent repair.

There is the prospect of accepting it as is with a suitable refund. If your dealer offers you that then it's one thing if you want to accept. If it was an import guitar, I'd probably accept it.

Just my own two cents, not wishing to seem unreasonable.

That whole area at the neck below the binding where it joins the body seems to be prone to errors/damage. I've seen it on a bunch of imports, too. Would I be ticked off? Probably, because I'm also one who dissects everything looking for imperfections. It's a bad habit. Given the amount of magnification of the pic, the area seems to be rather tiny. These days I'm seeing more products with issues everywhere in lots of fields. I would probably keep this guitar. Who knows what defect the next one may have...
I wouldn't worry about the frets. The guitar may be new but who knows how long the fret wire has been sitting at the plant.

The best you can hope for is a refund. Having Jackson rework it will take months, if they even decide to do it themselves. They might just send you off to one of the authorized Fender repair shops.

On an import, I'd say live with it. On a high dollar new USA Jackson, absolutely unacceptable.

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Nice. Welcome to the forum. How about pics of the whole guitar?

What polish did you use?