by the sound of it,,, looks like you did ring the company and...

by the sound of it,,, looks like you did ring the company and they raved about china... i have no respect for those guys in general coz they are shares manipulators... from day one...
now for LUMacom it seems they are doing a laundry job..
yet the shell can be ok .. if you patient enough till THEY the sweet talkers,, clean it ,, more issues maybe and reconstruct..
those guys use the same pattern for the last 30 years..
that said,, you never know,, LUM might go to 80 cents again...lol
TM