They said it was worse than that at Brixton cycles and would need a new headset put in and check if any of the other tubes are damaged.
These things are recoverable. Framebuilders can switch tubes, forks can be replaced. Don't give up!
They could check without needing to put a headset on.
Worse case scenario, new fork with threadless set-up.
Get your mate to pony up
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They said it was worse than that at Brixton cycles and would need a new headset put in and check if any of the other tubes are damaged.