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I had a large chip in the upper left corner of my key - I sent to Mike Sassaman (Aston Martin DYI facebook) in Reading PA and he fixed the key for $50 ($94 with insured shipping)... pretty amazing.
When the car was delivered it had just one key, so right away I searched for another key at a reasonable price ($995) from a dealer that had one laying around and was willing to deal, luckily. I was never going to use the key for anything other than a backup because the upper left corner had a significant breakage, so no need to photo the before. I did put in a fresh battery. I suppose I should have done a before picture before sending it.