Sometimes wood will secrete oil over time which will soften the sticky pad on the battery compartment. This is very common with rosewoods. Other times, the wood wasn't cleaned thoroughly enough and was still dusty, so the sticky pad didn't stick as well as it should have. Combine that with bumps during shipping and changes in temp/humidity and it comes off.
Either way, what you experienced is a common issue and one that is easily and cheaply remedied. While Gibson's quality control is certainly not the finest in the game (and that's no big news to anyone), this could have happened with almost any brand that uses a velcro battery compartment.
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