Great write up, and good on you for pushing through to make this work. It's definitely predatory practice by the vendor. I wonder how much it would cost to pay

Great write up, and good on you for pushing through to make this work. It's definitely predatory practice by the vendor. I wonder how much it would cost to pay someone with your skillset to do this hack -- probably comparable to what they wanted you to pay, if not more? This almost merits an angry on-site visit, sheesh.