[maddylok]

well its not damaged it just has a tiny gold ring lodged into the connection slot.

In that case and on the grounds It appears Intact as per Its original state, you can go ahead with what you've said:

can order a new set on amazon and send back the fucked up one

I talked to sony and they look like they will approve a replacement order, but what if they talk to amazon and found out I already refunded it?