Macbook pro 15" retina display was damaged by a pebble.

Insurance company repairer said it would cost $2500 to repair so I took the money and bought a new one. 

But, insurance company gave me back the damaged one. 

Thought I'd have a crack at fixing the old one . Went onto ebay, bought a new display assembly for $230NZD (new, perfect condition except for 2 barely visible scratches on back).

Display assembly arrived, followed the ifixit guide, and presto, totally fixed, perfect display, wifi/camera still working just fine. 

Just a bit surprised that I could do this for less than 10% of the pros price. 

With respect to the repair itself -- i heard macs were notoriously difficult but I found it really easy as everything disassembled very easily (compared to my lenovo T400 where things didn't snap back into place quite so easily). 

Also, I found 3 assembly mistakes in my unit :)  Although, 2 of them could have been done the last time it was in for warranty repairs.