Do you have that little corner chip out? If this is damage that occured during transit, that little corner piece of veneer should be somewhere in the box.
Plain old Elmer's/PVA/wood/white glue should do the trick. Wax paper. Scrap block of wood (to distribute even pressure while drying). And a clamp. Good luck!
Do you have that little corner chip out? If this is damage that occured during transit, that little corner piece of veneer should be somewhere in the box.
Plain old Elmer's/PVA/wood/white glue should do the trick. Wax paper. Scrap block of wood (to distribute even pressure while drying). And a clamp. Good luck!
No, the detached wood had crumbled into unusable small pieces. But thanks for the tip. Glue and clamping may be enough to retore the remaining detached veneer on the second photo (fortunately the damage to this corner is on the underside of the board). But the other damaged corner in the first photo, I'm not so sure how to handle this as I doubt I can get it back into a sharp corner without further damaging it. That's why I wondered if it would be better to just penetrate any cracks with glue or filler and bind and strengthen the weakened area.
If this was my board, I would take it to a picture framer. It might be possible to frame it like a picture. a wide frame could cover the damaged part of the board.
It looks like one corner has been crushed, possibly by being dropped in transit. You should see what you can do to get glue under the lifting veneer to stabilise it regardless of the final fix. You'll need something runny to get under the lifting bits - some people use superglue, I'd be a bit doubtful about PVA unless you can get something under the lifting veneer to push it deep into the break. I like the picture framing idea, a bolection moulding would be the thing if you can get one with the right width of rebate. If a picture frame is difficult, you should be able to get one from an architectural moulding place or in a more custom form from a cabinet maker.
I would glue the lip and then use some wood filler and sand it very carefully. You need to find right colored filler and it won't look perfect, but at least it'll prevent it from chipping more.
Framing isn't a bad idea but proper wooden frame will probably cost more than the veneer board itself.
Third option is to take it to a woodshop/cabinetmaker. He will cut ~5mm from each side and then refinish it.
If this was my board, I would take it to a picture framer. It might be possible to frame it like a picture. a wide frame could cover the damaged part of the board.
This is the best option / if your partial refund can cover it ?Your eyes are always going to draw back to the flaw on the board . 
It kind of defeats the purpose of using the partial refund to repair the new board. In the end he would be paying nearly full price for a damaged board.
For that crushed rounded corner I would just pick off that buckled crushed veneer and sand it smooth as best you can. It's rounded. Just go with it. Slather some wood glue with your finger. Clamp it down with some wax paper. Not perfect. But it's practically free.
On the positive side, you now have a beater board that you don't have to baby and worry about constantly. Enjoy the heck out of it.
Thank you all for the helpful comments and suggestions. As the board already has a wide border (about the width of a square) I don't really want to extend it further with a frame, or incur too much cost. I think I'll just carefully apply some glue to the damaged areas in order to stabilize and harden the weakened areas. The crushed corner in the first photo isn't too noticeable when playing, and the damage in the second photo is on the underside so hidden. I think it may be a Rechapados Ferrer board and has a beautifully smooth surface and so is worth keeping, even if the light squares have yellowed somewhat (more than the photo suggests), presumaby due to the environment it has been kept in, or due to light exposure.
I've just bought a veneered board on ebay, and, as you can see from the photos, it wasn't packaged with enough protection for the corners, resulting in damage. I'm going to keep the board and have negotiated a partial refund, but I wondered if anyone has any suggestions on how to stabilze the damage so that more material doesn't end up flaking off over time. Should I use some sort of hard glue or wood filler to bind it all together?