Well, that's what happens when labour is expensive. My friend's Amplifier broke in the UK, we got a few quotes for repairs but most places were asking for like £80-100 just to diagnose the issue. I happened to be driving back to my home country(Poland) at the time so I took the amplifier with me and had it fixed by a qualified repairman for £30 in parts + £20 in labour(the rate was an absolutely insane for Poland 50PLN(£10)/hour). Brought it back with me on the drive back.