It is quite amusing to me too haha, but I will update this thread until I ship it back and the money hits my account.
You're going to get hit pretty hard shipping it back on your own dime.
The reason he did this fyi is because crating it do ship it the right way doubles the shipping cost. Not only because of size but also weight.
My advice to you once this BS is over with is to find a block locally and have the work done at good shop.