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  $500 etching fee, and the saleperson 
  re-etched the VIN in the car windows 
  over the top of the VIN already etched 
  in the car windows.

Wait. What?

My god. I don't even understand the necessity of... etching? a VIN? into a window? Why is that even a billable line item? It sounds like a form of vandalism.

Why did they insist on ruining your windows with a numeric marking? Windows can break. They're replacable parts. They carry no assurance of permanence.

Who requires this? Why is it required?

What is accomplished by this practice? Why does it cost the buyer money? Why does it fetch that much money, when it's essentially an unskilled task that occupies minutes of effort?

EDIT: Oh wow. I didn't even know this was a thing. [0] Certainly not anything of a $500 value. Certainly not a requirement.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIN_etching