Black spot has appared over the battery of my macbook

I've had my macbook since August 2008. I just now noticed a black spot over the battery. Now there are some scratches at the bottom of it, but its heavily used everyday and you can see the marks where my plastic case has been for 2 years. Now do you guys think Apple will honor this with the wear and tare on it?

AppleCare would have needed to be purchased in the first year of ownership.....without AppleCare and from your description of wear and tear on the MacBook I stand by a 'no' vote on Apple doing something for you...again ask them...

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