Quoted from specialed:As far as me taking $500.00 and sucking it up or learning a lesson let's see how that works.
Everyone has different standards, but you have to look at the value of the game vs. your time and resources. If you were able to fix it for a few hundred that seems more in the realm, otherwise you should of passed and told your concerns to the customer. Most leathal weapons don't go for more then 2000, so to spend 1500 repairing it seems excessive.
I also agree with the posts above, charging for research doesn't seem right. If you didn't know how to work on something, but took it on anyway that's something you choose to do knowing it was out of your purview.
If I was you, I'd pick a number the customer would be happy with and pass on pins in the future.
