I recently purchased a PRS SE Standard, Tobacco Sunburst, MII by Cor-Tek.
The guitar promptly went back to the dealer. It had a very ugly wood selection, although I was told that's a taste thing. That's fine. The routing around the back plate on the other hand, well that's bad craftsmanship.
It is a $500 guitar, some of the cost cutting measures are that you will not get choice woods (absolutely a taste thing), or super precise routes. If those are the only reasons that you sent the guitar back, I think you are being way too critical, considering the price point. If the frets are good, the guitar is playable, and functions as it should, it is a good deal in my view.
I just bought a used SE Std 22, (2015 Indonesian), that had a few minor issues, cavity cover routing a little off, TRC a bit too long, fret edges not quite as smooth as my more expensive MIK SE’s, but otherwise on par with my MIK SE Soapbar ll (similar price range). And that also means that it has the cheaper electronics and pups, but overall, well worth the price IMO. I plan on changing the switch, pots, and maybe the pups, although they sound pretty decent for clean and low gain stuff.
I do expect that the SE Paul’s guitar that I have on order, to be a bit better, more refined, but it is also twice the price. I am certainly not going to cancel the order based on what I see as a couple of overly critical posts.
BTW, I think that guitar looks great, and I nearly bought a similar looking 22, but found another that I liked better (that “taste thing” again)