No, not at all. The "marks" on the front are in the grain, not scratches. On the back they are surface marks in the clear coat, you can barely see them in person, they just showed up like that from the camera flash.
Sold it yet? Tough crowd here. Have you tried Reverb?
Good God, if I wasn't in complete gear liquidation mode I would definitely suck it up at $600 in a heart beat. Pao ferro fingerboard! Nicely figured swamp ash body! Mmm, mmm, mmmmmm.