New to Xperia Z2 - back glass spontaneously broken already :(

Hey guys,
Im a long time iPhone user swithing to Android for the first time with the Sony Xperia Z2 in black.
Firstly, I love the phone and some of the stuff you can do with android.
Unfortunately, after about a week or two of owning it I noticed a transverse crack on the back of the phone through the glass. I had not at all dropped it and have in fact been babying it around in a soft gel case.
The next day, I noticed more cracks on the back extending to the bottom, in an inverted Y-shape
The phone was purchased from the eBay seller here2-buy who has refused to fix it, despite advertising it having Australian Warranty.
Sony Australia have also refused to help, saying that I need an invoice with the IMEI of the phone and an Australian Business Number (ABN) on it. Their repair centre is actually a 3rd party in Sydney as they down't have their own.
So Im stuck with a 2-week old phone that has multiple cracks in the back - and no one believes me when I say that it has happened spontaneously.
I've never broken any of the iPhones I've ever owned and so it is quite disheartening to go from Apple Care (where I would walk into my local store and walk out with a new phone) to trying to convince someone over email or on the phone that this was not my fault and sending the phone around the country in the hope someone will fix it.
Any thoughts from anyone would be appreciated!
Ps. As you can see there is no damage on the casing/edges

I looked into this seller and the business is in Hong Kong which will make recieving any help from them almost nill and as they won't be bound by any of your consumer laws plus cross country consumer laws don't exist then again obtaing help will probably be none existant - Depending on how long you have had the phone you could make an ebay claim or paypal claim as you should have the ebay buyer protection
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