[loco gringo]

I agree that a new guitar can need a set up to get it to your preferred set up.

I don't agree that a new guitar should need fret work. It should not have a high fret.

I have bought Gretsch electric guitars that are less expensive than the guitar the OP bought that did not need fret work. I have also seen guitars lesser in price than the Gretsch's that were made in Indonesia that did not need fret work.