The same as above is the reply just received from Celestron as oasted below. However they do state that is uncommon, and do not offer a real solution. Resale value is a consideration here. Seems sloppy to me, especially for the price paid. I wouldnt accept a car with such cosmetic defects and just say, hey I paid $10000 for this, my new car is dented, but that one over there is okay, but I'll live with the dented one because sometimes that happens.
Are I'd the reply from Celestron.
Your photos have been evaluated and although it is not common, the edge chips seen on the edge of the secondary are from the manufacturing process which can be normal. Each individual mirror is inspected and tested by our master opticians to make sure that the optical surface is unaffected or compromised in any way. The edge chips seen in your photos will not affect the optical performance at all. If the primary mirror or secondaries have stress fractures, then that can be a problem with temperature changes over time and in those cases the primaries and secondaries are not used. It is common to see bubbles in the mirror substrates, small glass chips on back of the mirrors and secondaries but since the primary purpose of the mirrors is to reflect the light rather than to transmit the light through the glass( as with refractor lenses), as long as the front surfaces are perfect and there are no coating problems, the optics will perform as intended. There is nothing wrong with your telescope optics. It is up to the dealer's discreation if they want to replace the product.