That's not what I got from the OP's statement.He simply expected to pay for a reasonable priced repair.He did not expect a free repair but he thought the ammount was excessive and I agree with him.
If all you read was the OP, you probably would not get that from it. He amended several posts later to clarify that it was Gray Market. Since he entered the term into the discussion I think it is reasonable to assume he knows what it is. It then follows he should have been somewhat prepared for what happened.
Yes the repair seems a bit on the high side, but what goes through the objectives sets the tone for what goes through the rest of the binocular, and good alpha class glass is not cheap. Neither is the labor to get it back to proper order.
To be clear no flame intended, but maybe we all can learn something about Gray Market and its perils when trying to save money.
