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I wouldn't see it that much about how long it takes once you know how to do that. Its time it takes to learn how to do it. E.g. I bought cheap phone and I wanted to debloat it/ install lineageOS. After week or something, 2-3 soft bricks, and constant issues I have semi-debloated original OS phone, with a bit more control but far from what I wanted.

To get somebody the same as I have now? 2 hours max. Would I overpay somebody else to give me the same thing, if I knew how long it takes to do from scratch? Definitely

It takes some skill, entails some risk (can fuck it up or the customer could be a tool), takes some time. Between skilled labor and risk, sounds about fair to me.

They are from Germany, part of the cost may come from them needing to fulfill the legal 2 year warranty, once the components are desoldered.