At least the quote you got is more honest than many. I tried one once that quoted a reasonable fee but once they got their hands on the drive it appeared that (

At least the quote you got is more honest than many. I tried one once that quoted a reasonable fee but once they got their hands on the drive it appeared that (despite the telephone conversation lies) the initial fee was for an evaluation only - now they wanted the big bucks. Interestingly, I declined and asked for the drive to be returned - when it came back I found I was able to mount it and extract the contents - it turns out the journey was good for it. I am certainly not advising giving the drive a good shake but it worked for me.