Advice from those with hairline cracks

I'm in the market for a used macbook but some of them that I'm looking at have a hairline crack like the ones that are discussed on this forum. *Will these cracks grow if not repaired?* I'm wondering if I should be concerned with macbooks that are past their 1 year warranty period (and no applecare) with hairline cracks.
Thanks.

From what I understand, the cracks can continue to worsen until seperation of plastic starts.
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