errr.. the paint looks like brushed instead of sprayed....
hmm... as for me i'd say its sabo. job,
how much m2ne charge u?? he should pay u for damaged ur casing instead of u paying him..

if u wanna sell ur vantec i wanna buy .. pm me serious here

yah Original paint has Rohs.. etc sayang betullll....

err..the best solution is sell it off.. .
im able to repair it, but its going to take lotsa time...
frm the pictar i can see m2ne might use some kind of chemical to strip the original paint off, looks like the chemical is too strong & its damage the base of the front panel or maybe m2ne wanna test the casing as it show in the advert of this casing saying the front panel is fire proof (i dont know) .

to fix this u may need lotsa sanding & maybe some paste to cover the damage part & resanding it again, till the surface is smooth ...