Really, you still can't get over it? You got banned for cause because you were antagonistic and never wasted a chance to trash the X2 every chance you got. You even hijacked threads to do so and you were given far more chances than warranted. You were told to stop every time, and you kept it up anyway.
Lone Gunman never even came close to what you were up to. In fact, you pissed them off so much, that it's probably why they have such a short fuse with others now.
If the vendor's attitude is what do expect you only paid $50 for it then the vendor should clearly state "buy at your own rick" we will not make any real attempt to help you!