Well - I've packed it up..
I just didn't feel right about keeping it with the issues.
Value is important to me, no question, but I'd honestly rather pay more but have one I will feel good about over the long term.
If they'd knocked anything off the price it might have made the calculus hard to ignore. I'm honestly surprised they didn't even offer to knock off the price of the shipping label they sent me (that has to be $20-40 for shipping to FedEx I'd think).
When working with these "interesting" companies that sell refurbs and the like, I really recommend using PayPal like I did. That extra bit of leverage to get them to respond (or you get money back) was very good to have here.