It's only a placeholder estimate. You won't get an actual estimate until Precision can inspect the gear. I recall people reporting aperture block repair on the their K-50s by Precision of being $150-175 USD even though the webform quoted close to twice that. One or two reported the repair was free even though past warranty.
From Nikon USA repair estimate:
The problem you reported is:
Dropped or Impact Damage
The estimated cost to repair your D500 is:
$368.50*
* This price is an estimate and is subject to change. The price does not reflect the shipping cost and taxes as required by local, state and federal governments or applicable discounts. Please note if the price quote does not change, you are accepting these service charges. Your credit card will be charged when service is completed.
When entered for Other (notes: missing knob):
We are unable to estimate the cost for the repair of your D500 product
We cannot provide you with an estimate at this time. You will need to send your product directly to our service facility in order to determine the cost to repair your product. We apologize for this inconvenience.
Precision adds this to their online estimate form:
Quote: Ground Return Shipping - Signature Required is included in the charges above. The repair charges above apply to Out-of-Warranty repairs only, qualified In-Warranty repairs are completed at no charge. Applicable Sales Tax will be applied when your card is charged based on your state and local guidelines.
For Out-of-Warranty repairs you will be contacted with a repair estimate once your product is received and evaluated by our technicians. We will request your credit card information at that time. Your credit card will not be charged until the repair work is completed. We may however do a pre-authorization hold on the card. Units returned unrepaired for any reason, including declined estimates are subject to a diagnostic fee and return shipping. Please see our Terms and Conditions for more details.
So similar policy to Nikon's.
Last edited by Not a Number; 05-16-2023 at 02:35 PM.
Reason: wrong text pasted for missing knob