CAD $4,500 fee for a single wire transfer is a painful eye-gouge.  Being happy with that makes me think of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome
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I paid the fee because A) i was a bit frightened by the circumstances (I won't deny it) and B)
the money is more useful to me *now*.
I understand that the fee covers mtgox's costs for processing the emergency wires so
its more or less fair even if it sucks.