Hi!

And if you look at what they or anyone else charges for
such services, you find that you grossly under priced
the drive when you sold it.

I can't think of any data recovery outfit that has their prices right
on their web site. (This is probably because you'd fall over dead from
shock if you knew right away how many arms and legs (possibly a few
firstborn children in there as well) it was going to cost...although,
perhaps more seriously, it's because every case is different.)

I didn't want the drive--and Seagate Canada was very good to deal
with. The only pain was in dealing with UPS, who weren't sure if they
did or didn't need customs paperwork. Turned out they did, which put a
delay on of a few days. They bought it immediately, paid immediately
and I spent the money on something that I'm sure I liked more than a
Maxtor drive! 8^)

William